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We have also learned this afternoon that engineers now believe they can program bluefin to go deeper than originally planned. the probe's first mission on monday was aborted after about six hours when it went below its current maximum depth limit. as the search goes on there are still many more questions than answers. and you have been tweeting us your questions by the thousands and we've got top aviation experts standing by to answer them for you. like this great question, what other assets exist besides the bluefin that could be used to locate the wreckage? now we want to go to the latest in...

Only six hours when it went below its current maximum depth limit. bluefin did not find debris on monday. and as the search goes on there are many more questions than answers. you have been tweeting your questions by the thousands and we have top aviation experts standing by to answer them for you. like this one, what other assets exist that could be used to locate the wreckage? >> we begin with more breaking news out of south korea. that country's coast guard reports a passenger ship carrying 450 people is sinking off the southwestern coast. a news agency in south korea reports that 320 of th...

Stick with the bluefin for now. it's out there, you've got the team of experts working with it. they are collecting data, maybe not as fast as we would like, but they are collecting data, and hopefully they can get back going on track again soon. >> so far the data they've collected and reviewed it hasn't shown anything significant but beginning that process of mapping out that ocean floor. what's the biggest concern you think the operators of the bluefin-21 have right now? >> well, you know, as we've heard, they're operating at their depth limit. they've got crushing pressure, freezing cold, ...

Maximum depth limit. what happens if it goes beyond that? because don't they design these submersibles to go a little deep are than their capability? >> well, certainly, they have a margin built in so it doesn't go beyond the capability and implode. but it has its limits. the ocean does get quite a bit deeper than it does at this particular spot. so in the event that it is much deeper than what it is operating at today they're going to have to call in other pieces of equipment that can go deeper. and fortunately these things do exist. >> david souci, do you think we may see manned subs down th...

Good morning, welcome to "new day," april 15th. the bluefin expected to dive into the indian ocean today after monday's submersible exceeded the depth limit. >> the signal that came to the co-pilots's cellphone while in flight is raising many new questions this morning. we're doing to dive into this with ouring pertsmorning. but first, erin mclaughlin is live in perth, australia. good morning, erin. >> good morn,ing kate. that's right, the bluefin-21 cut its mission short after encountering waters deeper than it's designed to handle. prompting the questions, can it handle the task at hand? ove...