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It is an easier way to get off the ship. with the life rafts they are in a metal container in a cradle and they need to be physically lifted and thrown off the vessel. it is more difficult procedure. then they can have an embar case ladder to climb down or jump in to the sea. little more difficult to get in to a life raft than lifeboat. >> brandon, i think we got you back. the divers have made it to the cafeteria. we believe thats where a lot of those who have not been recovered yet may be. is t...

>> in your experience, you are very much in tune with your ship. so even in your compartment you can sense and feel if something is going wrong and call up to the bridge. >> absolutely. anyone who has been at sea for a length of time. even if they are asleep in the bed they will know if something happened to the ship, if it was a sharp turn or ventilation or vibration of the ship started. you are part of that ship if you have been on for a while. you really know your vessels. >> kim, we have vid...

Would wait for the captain to make that call. >> it would dppd the captain were incapacitated at some point f. the captain had been killed in an accident somebody else would have to make the decision and it would usually fall to the second in command, the chief mate. >> in your experience, you are very much in tune with your ship. so even in your compartment you can sense and feel if something is going wrong and call up to the bridge. >> absolutely. anyone who has been at sea for alength of time...

Ferry. >> if you want to get to a higher level on a ship or ferry like the third, fourth or fifth level, could the mini rov climb? >> yes. they would have to have a good idea of the blueprint of the vessel. it can be disconcerted especially in something where it is flipped. stairs that would normally be on the bottom will be over your head. >> if anyone is found, the mini rov is equipped with a grabber, strong enough to pull a human being out of a sunken ship on its own. >> you are actually with...

It was that the balance of the ship felt wrong. anderson. >> the ships behind you seem widely spaced out. why is that? >>. >> because were looking at now -- it has been a week since the accident happened. take a look. you can see there are a number of ships all around us. some of those ships, especially the blue ones, have trawlers out to their side, large nets. they are going back and forth across this area. why? because of bodies drifted out to sea. thats a type of horror that this country sim...

Were slipping and couldnt. what does that tell you? >> it seems to conform with everything we are hearing from crew members that have been rescued that the captain waited too long to recognize the danger the vessel was in. the alert to evacuate the ship wasnt given until the vessel was already listing at five plus degrees. what you have to realize is that with this ship, unlike some other ferry ships that you have, for example n the baltic where you have lifeboats and life rafts, in lifeboats yo...

>> yes. they would have to have a good idea of the blueprint of the vessel. it can be disconcerted especially in something where it is flipped. stairs that would normally be on the bottom will be over your head. >> if anyone is found, the mini rov is equipped with a grabber, strong enough to pull a human being out of a sunken ship on its own. >> you are actually with the rov. can you show us more about it? the technology is incredible. ive never seen this. >> it is fascinating. this is one we we...

In this case, we know that as a consequence of the costa concordia, she left port and was not obliged to give a safety briefing, how to evacuate ship, where to find your life preserver, where your station would be until within 24 hours from her port that. was changed after costa concordia and now safety at life at sea is you must gave safety briefing prior to the vessel departing or as she is departing. heres the thing. that doesnt go in to affect until 2015 and thats very little solace or help ...

Embarkation ladder to climb down or jump in to the sea. little more difficult to get in to a life raft than lifeboat. >> brandon, i think we got you back. the divers have made it to the cafeteria. we believe thats where a lot of those who have not been recovered yet may be. is there any way that survivors could be found at this point given its been a week. could there be a air pocket a week in to this? again, im told we dont have brandon. we are learning the ship did not make a sharp left turn, ...

Too long to recognize the danger the vessel was in. the alert to evacuate the ship wasnt given until the vessel was already listing at five plus degrees. what you have to realize is that with this ship, unlike some other ferry ships that you have, for example n the baltic where you have lifeboats and life rafts, in lifeboats you can put crew in to the life rafts and lower them in to the sea. with the life rafts, they have to be manually released from their latchings and pushed in the ocean where...