a total of seven crew members including the ferry captain are facing charges. the captain for abandoning ship after causing to it capsize and sink. sadly there have been others like him in the past. and captains who have gone down in history to safe lives. and others who safe lives and go down with the ship. reporter: he s blamed for one of the worst maritime disasters of all time, but to some captain e.j. smith a hero. he turn in for the night aboard the titanic when his crew told him they hit an iceberg. april 1912 and the titanic was on its maiden voyage. when the ship stoortd sink off the coast of canada captain smith ordered the crew to prepare lifeboats. they gave an order for all passengers put on life preservers. reporter: captain smith ordered women and children be evacuated first. and helped save more than 700 people.
going to lose the watertight integrity of the room to access it. so it would have to be really quick decision making. a diver hopefully is able to realize air pocket that looks like that s somebody and immediately get them supplemental air. but, again, based on visibility being that, it s just such an impossible task. it s heartbreaking. it really is. it s heartbreaking. cade, thank you very much. no problem. now the question is mounting about the conduct of the crew and why they ordered the passengers to put on their life vests and stay put. not come to deck, stay put. it s that order that could have cost nearly 300 people their lives. rosa flores is out live at a ship simulator in ft. lauderdale. rose sack, i know you re going give us a simulation of what that ferry captain may have been facing. reporter: well, erin, we are at resolve maritime academy. and this is a full-blown ship simulator. and brad bolt is here to tell us about what we re look at.
wandering the tarmac in maui dazed and confused. if the story pans out, he would have flown almost five hours at altitudes reaching 38,000 feet without oxygen and under sub-zero temperatures. that has some experts doubting the story. officials say surveillance video in san jose shows the and the walking toward the jet and video at the maui airport shows him crawling out of the plane s gear area. a live report coming up for you with more on the mystery of san jose coming up later this hour. right now, a break. ahead at this hour, anger, outrage and now criminal charges for the ferry captain and some of the crew members. the captain could face up to life in prison if he is found guilty. why did he leave the passengers behind? the was a truly amazing day. without angie s list, i don t know if we could have
a bomb threat written on a note prompted a security screening in denver. the plane with 157 people on board landed safely yesterday afternoon. the fbi questioned passengers at a remote airport location and allowed the majority of them to go on their way. we do not know if they are holding anybody, but their vergeage was, the majority of them have been alawed to go. abandoning his boat, negligence, not seeking refuge. those are the charges the ferry captain faces. if convicted, he could go to prison for life. jeff is joining us from miami. thank you for being with us. hi, christi. hi. good morning to you. how valid are these charges and how much trouble is he really in, considering the fact he was
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