of finding survivors. two helicopters in the air i saw earlier. four crane, floatable massive cranes are here as well but not part of this operation at this point. and we know there are divers right now trying to get inside this submerged vessel to see if they can find any survivors at all. one thing we re noticing in the past hour is an oil slick on the top of the water, and a very strong smell of oil in some areas. it s not clear at this point, though, whether this is actually related to the ferry. unfortunately this afternoon the weather conditions are deteriorati deteriorating somewhat, jeopardizing the search and rescue operation. the swell of the sea is a lot bigger than a matter of hours ago and now we don t see any divers in the area where the ship is submerged. you see the two big inflatables there? that s where the ferry is under the water. there is a concern that this search and rescue operation is being jeopardized again this saturday by the weather. paula hancocks, cnn, in
live from america s news headquaters, i ll kelly wright. an update on the sunken south korean ferry. one of the boat mates making his first voyage was behind the wheel when it went down. the captain and crew members are under arrest on suspicion of recklessness and abandoning people in need. divers spotted more bodies but couldn t retrieve them. 32 people are confirmed dead. more than 250 are still missing. leaders in ukraine calling an easter truce saying it would suspend military operations against pro-russian separatists in cities around the most religious holidays if many christians. it follows the deadly yesterday of violence against troops there and after a deal to calm tensions reached by russia and ukraine and the west on wednesday. now back to forbes on fox.
carrying a high-ranking ghanaian delegation, but the question u.s. officials will still be investigating is since it was an american plane, whether any trade laws were broken, because as we told by the state department, the administration generally prohibits u.s. registered air dpraecraft from to iran. suzanne malveaux, cnn, washington. still ahead, the death toll climbs in that ferry that sank off coast of korea. the blame could go to the captain. alexandra field joins us now. reporter: so many questions about what this captain did when everything went wrong. so what is a captain required to do and what have other captains done in similar situations? we ll take a look coming up after the break.
operation may need a reboot. you ll hear the options being considered. that is all coming up. but we begin in the yellow sea off the coast of south korea. the ferry that capsized four days ago is no longer poking above the water. large floating bags mark its location. despite pumping air into the hull, the ship continues to slip deeper and deeper beneath the waves with hundreds of teenage victims still trapped inside. the death toll now stands at 36. divers recovered three more bodies. family members are providing dna samples to help with identification. the captain and two crew members now face numerous criminal charges including abandoning ship, negligence and causing bodily harm. the captain was one of the 174 people rescued in the very first hours of this tragedy after being arrested and charged, he appeared in handcuffs to offer his explanation of events.
the people onboard and their training but directing the people onbort. reporter: this captain trains cadets on a 565 foot long vessel the empire state. saving lives depends on clear communication from the captain and the crew. bottom line, where you find people are amazed how quickly things escalate or how fast a ship could sink. reporter: women and children first, was the evacuation order first heard on the sea back in 1952. the kmapd referred to now as the birkinhead drill coming from the captain of the berirkinhead who went under with it and famsly, on the titanic where 1,500 passengers perished. so did captain edward smith who nerve every live the supposed unsinkable ship back in south korea if convicted of all charges the captain faces five years to life in prison. he has spoken out saying he