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Missing. perhaps somewhere and that's what they are hanging on to and asking so many good, technical questions of the officials. >> what happened a few minutes ago is we saw the parents peppering the coast guard with questions. they wanted to know why they couldn't break in the windows them coast guard saying we tried to use an ax but the pressure is too great. it's been another agonizing day for these families as the search brought no results. >> ferry captain answering a question consuming hundreds of desperate relatives. why would you order passengers to stay on a sinking ship. the current ...

You have controlled the ship. you have controlled the situation. and you have cut holes in and you are going down to try to find survivors and with that many people and that large of a ship, somebody is still alive right now. i guarantee it. somebody is still alive and that makes it worth it. >> the one bit of video. this is a story from months back. a nigerian chef aboard a tug boat was found sort of up to his waist in water but alive. this is what the parents are hopeful of and cade and press are saying we have to keep hope alive because there's proof that somebody can survive in a air pocke...

Absolutely unbelievable. but a sinking ship, someone who's 17 or 18 would actually listen to an announcement and stay inside of their cabin. it's not so surprising here. that also is turning some cultural norms on its head. a lot of parents wondering what is wrong with what happened here? not just on the ship but also in this country. >> i wonder if there was any sort of disaster drill before they set sail. obviously there's a big difference between staten island ferry and a cruise ship to the caribbean, but on the bigger boats usually before you cast off, everybody has to know where the life ...

Are asking about is how to get in to the ship and such a large ship. this is a ferry that can carry 900 passengers. it had 1,000 containers on the bottom, more than 100 vehicles. 6,800 tons. bill, perhaps you can ask your guests, how do you stabilize this ship that size and try to preserve any sort of possible air pocket? we know there are four cranes on site waiting to do that. >> let's bring it to our professor. this is a 6800 ton boat. cade, our navy s.e.a.l. was suggesting they should focus on cutting in to the side of the hulls opposed to diving under. how would that work? would that rele...

Scores of divers ready to go beneath that sea, as well. today some dramatic new developments as the captain, 69-year-old man, was let out in handcuffs, taken by the authorities and questioned in handcuffs. pauline chiou and kyunh lah are there. it was interesting to see him answer the accusations while in custody, kyung? >> the families are angry about what they find out what happened in the steering room. the captain does face five criminal counts which could, if convicted give him five years to life in prison. they include negligence that led to the sinking of the ship. abandoning the ship b...