this absolutely awful story from the u.s. navy. the frantic search for seven soldiers were found in flooded compartments. in the overnight hours it collided with a philippines container ship. it happened around 2:30 a.m., the heroic actions of the crew who immediately started patching the holes are being credit the from keeping the ship from sinking completely. >> two apartments that house 160 of the cruise are in those compartment. it was a significant impact to the side of the ship, and you can't see most of the damage. the damage is mostly underneath the waterline. it's a large gash near the keel of the ship. so the water flow was tremendous