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From argentina headed to ecuador with a stop in the antarctica. as they arrived in the port on south georgia island the liner loses power, they are stranded. joining us on the phone is bob bonaface. his daughter is stateside and she joins us as well. bob, this is a fine mess youve got even yourself into. >> yeah this is. i find myself getting into these every now and then. rick: we should mention you are a world traveler. youve been to over 800 different countries in your lifetime. im guessing y...

>> water coming in. guys. were taking on water. >> just relax. the pontoons are not going to sink. theyll keep us afloat. >> then, suddenly, a heroic move that no one expects. >> grab that igloo. >> captain john ferrule realizes if he leaves the crowded raft everyone else on board will have a better chance of surviving. to keep as dry as possible, he uses a floating boat bumper to help swim to what remains of the bow of his boat. >> i think all of us were in disbelief at that point. it was like ...

Boat, but something goes wrong. a large wake from another vessel has washed over the side and now the partially submerged boat is caught in a 12-mile-an-hour current. the man who is steering guns the engine, but has no control. the passengers know theyre in trouble, but the real danger isnt immediately obvious until, suddenly, its too late. theyre on a collision course with the construction barge thats tied to the bridge. an adult onboard tries to push them away from the barge, but hes no match ...

>> dont make any rapid movement. >> youre okay. >> you guys need to distribute yourselves. theres room in the bow. >> then, a sign of hope. they spot a fishing boat in the distance. >> i think we need to shoot a flare. what do you think, john? >> try to shoot the gun. >> straight up, john? >> yep. >> not straight up. away from us. >> exactly, away from us. >> oh, great. >> the flare disappears unnoticed in the overcast sky. >> theyre meant for night, i believe. >> we have one orange flare. want ...

And then i was informed 12 hours later. jenna: and the extent of his injury, what can you -- injuries, what can you tell us about that? >> hes lost both of his legs at the knee, or slightly above, then his right arm above the bow and his left arm below the bow. jenna: so today was an important day for your family because hes going through some surgeries. where is he right now, and what do you know about his current condition? >> right now hes in the regional medical center in germany and he actu...

Guys. were taking on water. >> just relax. the pontoons are not going to sink. theyll keep us afloat. >> then, suddenly, a heroic move that no one expects. >> grab that igloo. >> captain john ferrule realizes if he leaves the crowded raft everyone else on board will have a better chance of surviving. to keep as dry as possible, he uses a floating boat bumper to help swim to what remains of the bow of his boat. >> i think all of us were in disbelief at that point. it was like he truly wants to be...

>> so, at that point, i knew, you know, now our time is limited. >> tensions are rising and so is the 40 degree water. inside the raft. hypothermia is a grave concern. and theres more danger in store. >> good thing the waters not rough today. >> within minutes of abandoning ship, the stern starts to shift and rears vertically up and heads towards them. >> look out, you guys. its coming this way. >> the bow was sticking straight up and i said, hey, watch out. you know, the boat is going to come t...

The partially submerged boat is caught in a 12-mile-an-hour current. the man who is steering guns the engine, but has no control. the passengers know theyre in trouble, but the real danger isnt immediately obvious until, suddenly, its too late. theyre on a collision course with the construction barge thats tied to the bridge. an adult onboard tries to push them away from the barge, but hes no match for the weight of the boat and the power of the current. the bayliner is forced under the steel bo...