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On board. he's under arrest, charged with abandoning his ship, among other things. today we heard recordings of ship controllers talking to him to get those passengers off the ship. survivors say they were instead told to stay put while the ferry tipped over. we're joined by jim staples, a veteran merchant marine, an expert on giant pilot ships around the world. looking back he's piloted ships in this very area. captain, just as you look at the circumstances here and now that we've heard those early communications where when the ship's captain first made that distress call to shore, they told ...

like, what if, like, "titanic," like part two and we always look at the lifeboats and see, i wonder if there would be enough for everyone and just kind of joke about it, but now, you know, it actually happens. >> it was terrifying at the time, definitely. but, i mean, i don't know -- >> now that we're safe -- >> yeah. i'm just glad to be back on land. >> search and rescue teams are still in the waters trying to determine whether there are any other survivors or bodies that could be recovered from that wreckage. thus far, we understand that confirmation of five people have been killed...