SORRY.
ELLISON BARBER, VERY NICE WORK
DOWN THERE.
WELL, THE COAST GUARD RECOVERING
FOR BODIES AFTER A DIVE WENT UP
IN FLAMES.
29 PEOPLE STILL MISSING.
IT HAPPENED NEAR SANTA CRUZ
ISLAND.
THE BOAT WAS APPARENTLY USED FOR
MULTI-DAY SCUBA DIVING TRIPS
WITH BUNK BEDS FOR DOZENS OF
PASSENGERS.
MARK BARNEY WITH THE U.S.
COAST GUARD JOINS US NOW ON THE
PHONE, AND IT IS UNCLEAR TO A
LOT OF PEOPLE, OFFICER BARNEY,
HOW EXACTLY DOES HAPPEN.
DO WE HAVE ANY INDICATION OF
WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED THIS
MORNING?
>> GOOD MORNING, SIR.
RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY
INFORMATION ON ANY EVIDENCE THAT
LEADS US TOWARDS WHAT CAUSED THE
FIRE THIS MORNING.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE
GOING TO LOOK HEAVILY INTO, BUT
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE MORE CONCERNED
WITH THE SEARCH AND RESCUE
ASPECT.
>> Trace: IS IT STILL SEARCH
AND RESCUE?
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CONFLICTING
REPORTS THAT IT IS NOW SEARCH
AND RECOVERY.
I KNOW YOU WERE JUST ABOUT TO
HEAD BACK OUT THERE.
YOUR ESTIMATION FOR ALL INTENTS
AND PURPOSES, THEY ARE STILL
LOOKING FOR SURVIVORS?
>> CRACKS.
WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR
POTENTIAL SURVIVORS AT THIS
POINT IN TIME.
>> Trace: WHEN YOU GO OUT
THERE, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ARE
LOOKING FOR EXACTLY?
YOU KNOW -- THERE ARE SOME
REPORTS, WHAT ARE YOU GOING OUT
ON LOOKING FOR RIGHT NOW?
>> SO, FOR EVERY SEARCH AND
RESCUE TEAM THAT WE HAVE IN THE
WATER, WE HAVE REPORTS OF PEOPLE
IN THE WATER.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE TOPS OF
THE HEAD, SHOULDERS.
THAT IS WHAT IS NORMALLY GOING
TO BE STICKING OUT OF THE WATER
AS THEY ARE TREADING WATER.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANY SIGNS OF
PEOPLE ON THE SHORELINE, IN THE
WATER.
IT BREEDS.
ANY FORM OF EVIDENCE THAT WILL
LEAD US TO MORE PEOPLE.
>> Trace: I WANT TO PLAY THIS
MADE A CALL.
I WANT TO PLAY THIS FOR YOU AND
GET YOUR REACTION.
TO GO THIS IS THE COAST GUARD ON
CHANNEL 16.
WHAT IS YOUR POSITION?
[INAUDIBLE]
>> Trace: YOU HEARD HIM THERE.
HE SAID HE CAN'T BREATHE.
39 PEOPLE ON BOARD THE BOAT.
WE KNOW FIVE OF THEM GOT OFF.
WHEN HE FIRST GOT TO THE SCENE,
WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT
THE COAST GUARD DOES IN A
SITUATION LIKE THIS?
>> WELL, THE FIRST THING THAT WE
DO IS ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO
OTHER PEOPLE IN THE WATER AT THE
TIME.
SO THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FIRE
DEPARTMENT FOCUSED ON
DISTINGUISHING THE FIRE WHILE WE
MORE OR LESS ARE FOCUSING ON
SEEING IF WE CAN FIND ANY PEOPLE
WHO MAY HAVE JUMPED OVERBOARD.
>> Trace: IT IS A
HEART-WRENCHING SITUATION.
BEST OF LUCK TO YOU, THE
FAMILIES OUT THERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.
>> SORRY.
ONE MORE PIECE OF INFORMATION TO
PASS ON.
SIR?
>> Trace: PLEASE DO, SIR.
>> WE ARE PASSING IT ON A NUMBER
FOR THE FAMILY ASSISTANCE LINE.
CALL THIS NUMBER IMMEDIATELY TO
FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ON
THESE OTHER PASSENGERS FROM
FRIENDS OR FAMILY ABOARD THE
VESSEL.
THE NUMBER IS 833-688-5581.
>> Trace: 833 -- ONE MORE
TIME.
>> 833-688-5581.