call one of the people on the boat is saying, i can t breathe. you can then hear the dispatcher ask we have it now. sorry, nick. let s roll it. let s roll it. reporter: take a listen. mayday, mayday, mayday. in distress, coast guard sector los angeles on channel 1-6. what is your position and number of persons on board, over? i can t breathe. all i could hear is i can t breat breathe. i can t breathe. yeah, i can t breathe. we heard questions from the dispatcher which are interesting. one is, can you get back on board and unlock the boat, and there s no escape hatch for any of the people on board. that was another question. third question, you don t have any firefighter gear at all?