seem almost paralyzed with fear. >> it was heartbreaking to watch this woman, and she was terrified and very unstable. took about two or three of the crewmen to actually help her down. >> but after several hours, most are safely onshore. >> we were like one of the first boats that got off, and it was probably two, three hours after that that the rest of our group got off. they were the very last boat. >> the classmates and their chaperones reunite on land. >> we were watching as the boat was sinking. in the beginning when we first got off, we saw it move all over the harbor because all the currents were dragging it all over the place. >> by the time we were able to get on the rescue boat back to athens, it was probably around 4:00, 5:00 in the morning, and at that point, our ship was completely on its side and it was going down. >> the ship lies crippled in the night only hours from plunging to its final resting place.