fire extinguishers were available, and the layout in general. what i ended up doing in the bunk room was we entered the bunk room and then went to the back bunk, went up the ladder, and then climbed over the bunk and through the hatch. we did that with the lights on and the lights off to get a sense of, could you see? actually, we couldn t see. so that was concerning. but it s important that we look into that. harris: okay, there is the visual. can you see your way out? my next question is, if the hatch is not that big and you ve got 34 people, that s a lot of people to get through a porthole that maybe only fits one at a time. it s not just about seeing your way out. it s, can you get up the ladder come over the bunk, find the emergency escape hatch, and get up it? it s difficult to maneuver. harris: did you try opening
the massive inferno. the fbi joining divers in their search for victims, looking for the final missing passenger after recovering 33 of the 34 bodies. the ntsb is preparing to raise the boat from the water to find out what happened. in tsb board member joined heather last hour with more on the investigation. we have conducted a number of interviews and have a lot of documents to collect. we were able to see a similar vessel operated by the same company, and that helped us get the good view of the bunk room where lifejackets were. reporter: the boat is not required to have a sprinkler system or black box. four of five crewmembers who escaped tested negative for alcohol as they await drug testing results was the only crew member to die in the fire
alcohol because that individual was being transported to the hospital at the time. those that were tested the others were all negative. heather: i was surprised to read the boat was not required to have a spengler system either. it was not required to have a sprinkler system, that is correct. heather: i know you don t want to guess, but looking at the explosion, the fire, what we do know happened, the aftermath, what are your initial thoughts? we have conducted a number of interviews. we have a lot of documents still to collect. but yesterday we were able to see a similar vessel operated by the same company and that helped us get a good view of the bunk room where lifejackets were,
they ve conducted interviews with key people like the owner of the boat, the captain, and some of the deck hands, all of whom are being described as very cooperative. yesterday members of the ntsb met with the families of the victims for two hours to express their profound sorrow. this morning on fox & friends investigators said they re getting a better idea of the layout of the vessel. especially the room where the life jackets, the life boats, and the fire hoses were kept. we have conducted a number of interviews. we have a lot of documents still to collect. but yesterday we did we were able to see a similar vessel that is also operated by the same company and that helped us get a good view of the bunk room. detailed and investigators
we know this fire engulfed and turned into a raging inferno within seconds. the boat recently passed inspection and was up to code. does it make it harder to sue the owner? not really. two ways to sue them under common law negligence, duty, breach of duty and damages. and then there is a statutory negligence where people violate those statutes. you have to remember that was in february that they found everything up to code. they required smoke detectors in the bunk room, fire suppressant systems in the engine room. fire extinguishers throughout and the two forms of egress. they said in february it was all in check. a lot happens in that time period and were those ways of egress actually open or were they blocked in some manner other than the fire? julie: i want to highlight the fact where this fire