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>> were going to intensify the deep water search. >> as teams pin their hopes -- >> if theres anything to be found on the surface, theyll find it. >> youre live in the cnn newsroom. good morning. im carol costello. thanks so much for joining me. we begin this morning in jindo, south korea, where the capsized ferry is now completely submerged. youre looking at a live picture of the dock area where families have been waiting for any update from search officials. arrest warrants have been issued ...

Those trying to cut into it. >> absolutely. even an rov, even though there arent people in it, you dont want to lose the rov. you have to be careful always of whats around you, all the wreckage, the electrical wiring, the broken debris. manned submarines even more you have to be, because they are manned. you dont have the problem of the umbilical catching up in the wreckage. >> reporter: what were in works autonomously. we can float andaman ufr our sells. we dont have to worry about a long cable...

Could we stay submerged. how long will that be, phil? >> if we have to, we can stay down here for three days. typically down for six to eight hours at a time. >> reporter: i presume if this goes to the surface, theres another crew that gets ready and come down. >> thats right. the submarine doesnt get tired, but crew does. >> its going to be pitch black. we have illumination provided by halogen lighting. it shows you what seems like a relatively simple task, under water with the issues of clarit...

Spot and will find it on the education floor, that search on the ocean surface will end. wolf? >> please thank those crews for all their excellent work. thanks very much, miguel marquez. lets bring in our panel. pamela brown. along with former oceanographer, van gerley. peter goelz and law enforcement an liz, tom fuentes. what does it say to you, it went from 35,000, normal cruising up to 39,000 feet after it made that surprising left turn after transponders stopped working. spent 15s in vietn...

World. at great depth you would be having this problem only multiplied. if youve got any claustrophobia which, carol, i will point out i do, its quite near v racking thing to sit here and watch. notice again, you see all that you have passing in front of us here. this is the haze. this is what hangs in the water. this is what adds to the difficulty of the depth of the equipment that must be needed. remember for this practice the black box is actually sitting in the open. so here it comes. phil i...

Meters. there was concern that that was too deep for the bluefin. but the engineers say it can operate at that depth with no problem. >> also being analyzed, an oil sample spotted on the ocean surface in the search zone. officials hope to learn if it is in fact aviation fluid or if it is something else. cnns michael holmes joins us from perth on the latest from the operation. michael it seems that the bluefin was able to map the area, but so far nothing reported. how long is the effort supposed ...

The bluefin that is an auv, autonomous under water vehicle. its not tethered, but nor can you -- >> you cant retrieve anything. you can go down there and look but cant bring anything up. it looks like it may take something like this. we should point out, carol, until you find the wreck, you dont get to do any of this. were still waiting for that point to happen. what an amazing view. the fact you can see it, watch it happen live and i actually havent gotten around the bend is the other great ach...

Did sound totally wild. i mean, he was alleging that the west has always conspired against russia. he used the term forced sex wal intercourse about the u.s. policy against financial institutions and the world corps and the world community. this level of vulgarity and frenzy i have not heard even when i lived in the soviet union. so i think he is projecting this emage of a man who is deeply hurt by alleged russian victimization by the west and would better be careful, we better be nice, we bette...

They tested it. it did not turn out to be aircraft oil or hydraulic fluid of any sort. so theyve ruled it out as being part of mh370. that said, the bluefin is down again for its fourth dive, a 16-hour dive. they are going through the data from that third dive to see if it proved anything, and it will continue to search this area. this as were hearing from both the transport minister in malaysia and the australian prime minister here, that if they dont find anything in the specific area in the n...

Just that. martin? >> here we are beneath the surface. its live and extremely tight quarters. well look at the challenges that could be faced for an underwater operation coming right up. [announcer] play close-good and close.