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Will not be speculating about what may have caused this accident. >> ana, as you point out those voice data recorders could be a big part of the picture here in terms of finding answers the ntsb is looking for. we know the voice data recorder has a 30 day battery life. that is why the focus is able to remain on finding sfiefrs that could be out there. there is time to try and retrieve that voice data recorder. it should be pinging by now. i once it hits the water it should start pinging and it r...

Fact. the couple planned to foint find out the babys genders when he returned him it. and dylan malcolms family says they are simply trying to remain resilient in the face of such uncertainty. >> were not giving up. we cant. we cant. we have to -- i dont know if it will ever be clear in our minds but no. nobodys given up yet. >> the ntsb trying to figure out what happened and why. alexander field is with me for the latest on the investigation. and alexandra i up understand the black boxes are ke...

Ferries do not have data recorders. passenger vessels under certain tonnages are required to have voice data recorders. thats something thats going to need to be looked at to see if this needs to be changed or if they just werent carrying one if it was required. >> if they have these short distance rules, korean waters, not international waters. do we have the same rule hearse or do we have voyage data recorders on all ships that come in and out of the u.s.? >> well, like i said, its -- on most ...

It keeps us out of the way of any obstructions. >> reporter: these types of searches can take months or years but the payoff is high. wreckage that gives clues about what happened, data recorders, and the thing that matters most, the fate of the people on board. >> so the auv narrows your search, it finds the actual wreckage and you step it up with something called an rov, a remote operating vehicle. its a robot that goes underwater, it has high definition cameras and little hands or claws that ...

Initially. let me ask you this other question i actually didnt know up this disaster and this situation. that voice data recorders are two hours long and they rerecord over themselves after that two hours. who decided that was long enough? >> well, thats a very interesting question. for what its worth, years ago it used to be only 30 minutes. and i dont honestly know who certified it that way. but the reason they did it was that the majority of accidents tend to happen during landing and during ...