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People that survive the actual capsizing of the ship. three dangers that they face. one is the temperature, right? if you're in the cold water, you're not going to last for very long. another now is, as you're in that air pocket, you're going to use up oxygen, and the act of breathing is going to create a lot of carbon dioxide, and carbon dioxide toxicity is your main threat. so, for that nigerian chef, given the size of his air pocket, he could have survived for about 70 hours. and lucky for him, he was saved after 60. >> stay with us for continuing coverage of the search for survivors in thi...

Occurred, then there could very well be air pockets. and people have been known to survive for quite some time in very deep water in these air pockets. people that survive the actual capsizing of the ship, three dangers that they face. one is the temperature, right? if you're in the cold water, you're not going to last for very long. another now is as you're in that air pocket, you're going to use up oxygen, and act of breathing is going to create a lot of carbon dioxide, and carbon dioxide toxicity is your main threat. so, for that nigerian chef, given the size of his air pocket, he could hav...

He also faces a charge of causing bodily injury and not seeking rescue from nearby ships. this is something that the families who have been holding vigil at this port have wanted. they have wanted the captain to be arrested because they believe he was the one who issued the order. in speaking to reporters while handcuffed, he did admit that he was the one who issued the order telling passengers to stay where they are, to stay put as the ship was capsizing. he explained it as he was not sure where they would go, that there weren't rescue ships nearby, that the water was too cold and the current...

Frantic rescue shows passengers clinging to guard rails and being airlifted to safety. most accounts of what could have caused it to tilt was a loud bang and caused it to tilt. >> sounds like he hit something that caused a gash in the hull and allowed ingress of water. >> reporter: if that's the case, it hit several compartments below. that caused the capsizing of the ship. and also the handling of the passengers. and this cell phone video shows passengers wearing life jackets, outside the ship, only 1 of 46 lifeboats deployed. these instructions from the crew saying, do not move. if you move,...

Maintains buoyancy. there is a reserve amount of buoyancy available. so if you flood a compartment, the ship can still stay afloat. i think the indications are there was a catastrophic flooding event that probably impacted more than one compartment that allowed the ship to lose buoyancy and roll on its side and then down flooding through the open areas on the top and that probably caused the final capsizing. >> we look at these pictures. some people watching if you can still see the ship, doesn't there have to be people that are alive somewhere? explain for us how difficult it would be for som...