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Ships continue their search on the surface looking for any kind of debris. joining in the hunt, the uss caesar chaves. you boarded that ship, what was it like? >> reporter: it's a massive supply ship that the -- on the surface of the ocean and below it is heating up. an all out push in the search for any scrap of debris from malaysian flight 370. that's the actual search area in. >> that's one of the search areas. >> captain roland belfont, captain of the only -- >> reporter: what is it like to be part of this mission that has gripped the world's attention? >> first of all, we're proud to play...

In the indian ocean search teams are awaiting the return of the bluefin-21 back under water after a technical glitch interrupted the vessel's hunt form flight 370. the redeployment comes after initial analysis of the submersible's data showed no sign of debris. today, some 14 planes and 11 ships continue their efforts on the surface. as the search chief says, only a few more days remain until that part of the mission will be completed. joining in the hunt, the navy's "caesar chavez," the only u.s. ship involved in the hunt for the missing plane. in the meantime passengers' families lost thei...

So we'll see. it's a big area out there. bluefin is right at the edge of its operational limits. it's a wait-and-see game. >> mary, the air, the search by air for debris will soon come to an end, maybe come to an end tomorrow. is there any real reason it should continue? >> at this point anything -- any debris that did float has been so widely dissipated by the currents, it's far away from the location of the pings and, you know, there's no guarantee they would find anything if they kept going on because there's just no way of knowing where it could be at this point. it's taxing on all the ass...

Ship at the location. >> we got exclusive access to the only u.s. ship participating out here as the search heats up both above and below the surface of the indian ocean. an all-out push in the search for any scrap of debris from malaysian flight 370. >> that's the actual search area? >> that is one of the search areas. >> reporter: the skipper of the u.s. navy supply ship "cesar chavez," the only u.s. ship playing a role in the hunt for the missing plane. >> what like to be part of this mission that has gripped the world's attention? >> first of all, we're proud to play a part. there's many m...

Vehicle being counted on to map the ocean floor for possible debr debris. according to christopher johnson, just for the u.s. navy's allocation for this particular part of the operation, they've budgeted $3.6 million for their part of this operation. that covers the deployment of the towed pinger locater which was previously used in the past few days, the deployment of the bluefin-21 over the past three days, ten operators on board the "ocean shield" and transportation for those operators and presumably the equipment to the region and back to the u.s. that's just what the u.s. navy has budgete...