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And look for survivors. >> reporter: "the conception" is owned by truth aquatics. "the conception" left saturday on a three-day cruise and was scheduled to return this evening. the coast guard says the owner-operator is cooperating with them at this time. james coles brother works on the boat. he hasnt heard if he made it off okay. >> hes the galley cook and the deck hand. they do a lot of research and diving and fishing trips on it. it holds about 30 people, maybe. >> reporter: weve been told t...

Davidson, since the 1970s. first of all, thank you so much for joining us. i know its with a heavy heart. i know youre concerned about your friend. tell us about captain mike. i understand he spend is the a lifetime on the sea, much like you. >> yes. indeed. good morning, michaela. i met mike back in the late 1970s. he came to work at a local ferry company as a deck hand when i was captain on the boats back then. he quickly worked his way up and was promoted to captain, eventually attending main...

Investigation this morning? >> reporter: as you mentioned, the italian police arrested two of the 28 survivors of the ill-fated ship. one apparently was the tunesian captain. the other was a syrian deck hand of sort. they are questioned. as far as beyond that its not all together clear at this point how this ship capsized. one u.n. official saying it was caused because a portuguese merchant vessel got too close and caused a big wave and therefore, it capsized. we spoke to two medics from the ord...

>> reporter: the duck boat had almost 40 people on board before this happened t became stranded after captain shut down the engine. he thought there was a fire on board so he shut down the engine. that trapped passengers on board as a barge, bared down on them and then seconds before the impact the deck hand jumps for his life. then a passenger jumps. then the barge smashes into the back of the duck boat and pushes it along for a short time before the tour boat was literally crushed and dragged ...

The 2010 deadly duck boat crash, remember that, in philadelphia, have released a disturbing new video just days before trial. here it is. it shows a deck hand on the boat texting six minutes before the barge hit it. the ntsb found cell phone use played a major role in the accident. then the barge runs over the small tour boat. two people were killed. their families are suing the barge owner as well as the duck boat operators. a new jersey mom is due in court this morning accused of taking her ...

Be paid for his work so far, but wouldnt have a formal role going forward. >> you were on that story a week ago today in south beach where the leaks came out and said, wow, the staff has turned this around -- >> they needed to fire somebody. im not sure if the ship didnt run into an iceberg and they found a deck hand and threw him -- >> of you never know what really is going on -- >> i would fire the guy in charge of the campaign and stare at everybody else saying im looking forward to the stori...

Barker" is. what is the abigil? >> two-thirds of the vessel, we named it after him for that reason. >> larry: do you think, captain swift, about taking risks? >> absolutely. anytime we get involved with these actions we know whats possible down there. our resolve and passion, our determination to shut down the illegal activities overrides all of that. >> larry: fiona, do you have a specific duty on the ship? >> i was rescue swimmer. put up my home. not thinking it was quite a significant acciden...

Funds to purchase two-thirds of that vessel. and so we named it after him for that reason. >> larry: do you think, captain swift, about taking risks? >> absolutely. anytime we get involved with these actions, there are inherent risks. but were all briefed. we know whats possible down there. our resolve and passion, our determination to shut down the illegal activities overrides all of that. >> larry: fiona, do you have a specific duty on the ship? >> i was rescue swimmer. put up my home. not thi...

To the police to report him for domestic violence. >> the coast guard getting the silent treatment from the crew of the tugboat that plowed into the duck boat. the ntsb says radio calls to the tug before the crash received no response. and investigators say a deck hand on the barge was sleeping at the time of the crash that left two people dead. brian? >> all right. hes expected to make his first court appearance in bahamas today. he will have two options. plead not guilty or he could plead guil...

End of it. i dont know any case in maritime history where a person destroyed another ship and walked away without repercussions. >> larry: you know what the name bob barker means, he will be here. what is the ship? >> an individual that put up some funds to purchase 2/3 of the vessel. and so we named it after him for that reason. >> larry: do you think captain swift about taking risks? >> absolutely. any time we get involved with these kind of actions there are risks. we are all briefed. we all ...