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Hello, everyone, great to see you. i'm john berman. >> i'm michaela pereira. i thought you were going to start singing "together again." >> it's been a long time. we begin with divers racing to force their way into that sunkle ferry, its blue and while hull has slipped beneath the ocean's surface. about 270 passengers, most of them teenagers, still missing. >> cnn now has a transcript of the conversation between the ferry and the vessel traffic center. it begins at 8:55 a.m. wednesday with the ferry's distress call. >> this is the ferry, please notify the coast guard, our ship is in danger. ...

Executives and employees of the chonghaejin marine office have committed a sin. we apologize. >> about 270 people, most of them high school students remain lost aboard that sunkle ferry. >> cnn has just obtained a transcript from the first frantic moments after that vessel began to roll. someone aboard the ferry called the traffic services center in jeju about 8:55 and five minutes later, the dispatcher advised, people should put on life vests and prepare to abandon ship. >> it wasn't until another five minutes past that the traffic center notified it, quote, just

He has a particular responsibility with regard to readiness for evacuation of those passengers. we learned after the terrible "costa concordia" incident that this is something that the master needs to take personal control over, ensure those passengers know before you leave port what to do in case of an emergency, where to go. >> yes. >> and there's no suggestion that that was done before the ship depart ed in chong. >> craig allen, thank you for walking us through some of these issues. we know an arrest warrant has been issued for the captain and two of the crew members. we'll wait to see wha...