Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100725:21:10:00
Under water and survey for damage. in the past, most scientists have been using these rov's where they control them from up on the boat. but the scientists say nothing beats actually being in the water at that time. what we didn't see was any visible oil or any visible signs of damage to this reef. but we did take some samples of corals and sponges and we brought them back up onto the vessel into their lab, which is almost similar to a crime scene lab. they were literally cutting pieces of tissues of sponges and storing them as you would store human tissue to preserve it. they're later going t...