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Bodies. one of them spots something. he's unsure what exactly. the captain calls it in, a larger ship in the area will investigate. this search and rescue boat has a specific mission, to deliver a pinger locator to help with the vital search for the so-called black boxes. but the captain is nervous about the weather. i feel a heavy moral burden, he says. i have a responsibility to keep those on board safe, but it's so important to help find bodies and debris. larger ships can cope with these conditions, he says. this is not a large ship. sector 4 of the search zone, the contact boat is in sigh...

More than 100 nautical miles to the search zone calm waters and sunshine soon disappear. we've been on the sea now for about four hours, we have another three or four hours to go and as you can see, the weather has started to close in. the closer we get to this crash location. but we're being told that even though these waves are fairly high and you can see it's a lot choppier than it was, that this is still considered fairly good weather. this is better than it has been for some days. the crew looks for deb reeris and bodies. one of them spots something. he's unsure what exactly. the captain ...

One reason is the weather. the heaveing waves make it less stable and can damage it. another factor the noise. >> in this area the water is so shallow you can't get away from the noise of the ship dragging whatever instruments so the ship is making noise, the waifs make a lot of noise and the waves make a lot of noise and all of that -- now you're trying to listen for a whisper. >> reporter: if the locator is not effective or can't be used or if searchers already know where to look a side scan sonar which map debris could help find them. search teams in the java sea are already using that. >> ...

Equipment and a locator are set to aid in the search with the "uss fort worth" en route. in the meantime 22 bodies have been recovered in and the solemn task of burying the dead has begun. the first crash victim has been laid to rest. three other deceased have now been identified. the weather, however, continues to be a major hurdle in the ongoing search for the plane and for more victims. we have complete complete coverage for you, let's get to gary tuchman, live on the ground in indonesia. gary? >> hello to you, michaela 22 bodies have been recovered. it means 140 bodies have not. many of th...

Peter goelz a former ntsb managing director. about 24 days before those pings go dead. why is it taking so long? >> it hasn't been. >> almost a week. putting that in perspective, given that these black boxes have the pingers. >> the ping can be picked up by a matter of a couple of miles. or two or three kilometers depending on the nature of the sea. you're not going to put the locators in there to search for them until you're pretty certain that you're in the area. it would be an act of desperation to go in to juantonally put the locator in the water on the off chance you'll find it. the momen...