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And the recovery operation is far from over the search efforts now shifting their focus to identifying the bodies. as the death toll soared there was a single moment of hope after one man was found alive in a caucus of air having reportedly shot himself inside the engine room other survivors have begun to talk about their ordeal. what do. we just about to duck when the ferry overturned due to the load it was carrying then we found ourselves in the water but i thank god that i was able to jump overboard and hold on to something nearby that's how i survived. the boat was transporting passengers ...

Ferry crossing over the hudson river. ferry operators say it's the worst in nearly three decades and some parts of the river, the ice is 18 inch thick. they use cutters. that's what they're there for. the supply of heating oil is carried up that river so it's pretty important they can get through. that's cool. >> remember the volunteer if he cans last year? >> i do. >> remember that -- we didn't think that it would get much colder and this year is going to be like top four or five on record. >> but it didn't start until the middle of january. we had no winter, no snow, no nothing all the way t...

So we don't have to worry about waves. there are bad currents out there, but these ferry operators go back and forth this route hundreds and thousands of times a year, so that's not an issue. you can see the rain moved in and then out. i think alex, just being a novice boater myself, the interesting thing is they knew it was about to happen, they said "brake, brake" and of course boats can't brake, they throw it in reverse or neutral. and it sounds like they knew this was going to happen and that makes it sounds like it was more mechanical than anything else. they quickly went to throttle down...

Just a horrible coincidence there. but here we are, six and a half, seven years later from that fatal incident, and getting reports of this same ferry being involved in yet another one, everyone, as it approached the staten island ferry terminal, something happened where they were not able to properly slow down. winds, bill? not an issue? >> not at all. >> so we have the current, though, in the new york harbor, which can be very, very strong. but you would think that these ferry operators, they know how to deal with that. >> most of the pilots could tell you they do this with their eyes closed...