the italian coast guard shows other passengers and crew escaping down the side of the doomed vessel. once safe onshore, the sabas see hundreds of discarded life jackets and as a body is taken away, the gravity of the situation becomes clear. >> we did not realize people were dying until we were on the ferry and we saw some of the people being carried away all covered up. but i still did not realize it. i think it was probably the adrenaline trying to keep me from panicking. >> daylight reveals the huge rocks had torn a 160-foot gash in the $500 million cruise liner. divers begin their search for survivors. the sabas and the rest of the world learns that the boat's captain left the boat while many others were still onboard. the captain says he slipped off the ship's deck and fell into a life boat. he said he tried to make his way back but couldn't. listen as a coast guard official demands that the captain return