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Emergency help. korea's version of 911. a full three minutes before the crew itself had sent out a distress call. and john, we did learn that that boy's body has been recovered. his family telling cnn that he indeed is home, they did not release his name. >> we hope that can bring some kind of peace to that family. kyung lah, thank you so much, very nice report. after the bodies are recovered the ship will be salvaged. so up next, a look at recent operations like the one that succeeded in riding the costa concordia. in the nation, it's not always pretty.

Today. after the valuables were taken off the ship it was then towed back out to sea and respectfully dropped 6,000 feet to an ocean resting place where it will remain for eternity. gary tuckman, cnn, los angeles. all right joining us, and navy fleet master diver. david, i want to start with you. when it comes to trying to recover the bodies of the victims here the divers not only have the challenge of navigating a ship upside down and under water but the visibility is so poor we keep hearing they almost have to operate by feel? >> yes, it is a very difficult situation to work in, anderson. ...

But it has been done before. "ac360's" gary tuchman reports. >> reporter: this is not the first time south korea has had to deal with the disaster on the seas. the south korean navy ship exploded in 2010. 46 sailors were missing initi initially. the effort began immediately. the effort to raise the ship also began quickly when it was determined that was the only way to recover the bodies of the dead. 25 bodies were found a month later. the key to recovering the ship was a crane which actually lifted it from a water and placed it on a barge. and as a grim reminder that recovery can be dangerous...

Evidence. >> so richard, the prime minister does not want to come out and say the plane is lost now out of respect for, he says the families. do they still believe it's -- what they initially said it is in the southern indian ocean? >> oh, yes. there's no question the pm believes that. he has very high confidence in the inmarsat data and the pings from the "ocean shield." he makes clear, don, that if that evidence should prove to be inaccurate, well, not to put a finer point on it, it's all they have got. >> yeah, it is. richard, standby. fascinating interview. i want to bring in my team of ex...

Prayers now comforting families of the lost. >> such amazing stories there. kyung, we have discussed the boy who called emergency services before the ship's signal that there was a problem. you have some information about this boy? >> a very brave boy. he is the one who called for emergency help. korea's version of 911. a full three minutes before the crew itself had sent out a distress call. and john, we did learn that that boy's body has been recovered. his family telling cnn that he indeed is home, they did not release his name. >> we hope that can bring some kind of peace to that family. k...