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Indonesians can ask for other help. but the indonesians play the key coordinating role and it's governed by treaty. >> how does it work when it comes to u.s. involvement? does the u.s. go to them and say, these are our capabilities, how can we help? how does it work in this case? >> well, the u.s. offers up certain assets that they can lend assistance in the search and it's essentially up to the host country, the country doing all of this to sort of invite the united states in and to take advantage of that assistance. we are at the stage of waiting for indonesia, for example, to tell us what t...

Another ship to help in the search. the "u.s.s. ft. worth" is on standby to deploy to the search area if required. this ship the ft. worth has a dive team and sonar which could be essential to the underwater search. want to bring in our senior washington correspondent joe johns. joe, how can this news vessel, if it's asked to go how will the "u.s.s. ft. worth" help? >> the "u.s.s. ft. worth" is the second ship available to be deployed to the region to assist in the search. it's a u.s. combat ship originally sent to singapore for a 16-month deployment now apparently being repurposed if necessar...

Business-like atmosphere. they want to get work done and i think sadly what helps the situation for these families in a very sad way is they know it's likely their loved ones have died. now they have to work to recover the bodies. they don't see any sense in yelling and crying and screaming. they may be doing that at home but right now they have business to take care of and that's getting the bodies of their loved ones back. >> gary tuchman, thank you. a u.s. navy destroyer has been taking part in the airasia search. there's a second warship preparing to join the operation. lieutenant lauren...

>> absolutely. we have a variety of capabilities available, ranging from ships to aircraft to specialized divers to advanced donors. "the uss ft. worth" is on that list and we are working at the request of the indonesian government to make sure any of these capabilities that might be helpful in the search are ready to go if the indonesian government requests them. >> so they are ready to go. it's really a matter of when they are requested. is the u.s. supplying sonar technology at this point? we saw back in march devices that are certainly larger some are smaller, but will any of them be on si...

That part of the story for us. good morning rene. >> good morning, carol. not only is "uss sampson already in the area. we just got word this morning that a second u.s. ship has been dispatched to the area. we're talking about "uss ft. worth." i want to tell you a little bit about the capability of "uss ft. worth." we know it's a combat ship. it does have a helicopter on board, which would be handy, as they continue to recover wreckage on the ocean's surface. you're looking at images of "uss ft. worth" and now images of "uss sampson." back to "sampson" which is already in the zone. we know it ...