Audio Released of Sunken Ferry; Diplomatic Deal Not Followed in Donetsk; Still No Wreckage Found from Flight 370
WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Right now, divers are facing huge challenges trying to get inside the hull of that sunken South Korean ferry as they desperately search for survivors. Meantime, new audiotapes are giving us new insight into the crew's early response. Also right now, demonstrators in Eastern Ukraine say they're not part of the international deal to calm tensions. They say they'll stop occupying key government buildings only when Kiev's interim government resigns. This hour, we're marking six weeks since Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 disappeared and still no wreckage has been found. Not at all. Now, officials are talking about widening the search area again and bringing in more underwater vehicles to help. Hello, I'm Wolf Blitzer reporting from Washington. New details emerging today of the moment when a ferry began to capsize off the coast of South Korea with hundreds of teenagers aboard. The country's "Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries" today released this desperate exchange between the ferry crew and dispatch.</s>SHIP (translated): Please notify the Coast Guard. Our ship is in danger. The ship is rolling right now.</s>DISPATCH (translated): Where is your ship?</s>SHIP: Please hurry. Absolutely hurry.</s>DISPATCH: Yes, OK. We will contact you. This is group 12.</s>SHIP: Ship rolled over a lot right now. Can't move. Please come quickly. We're next to Byeongpung Island, Byeongpung Island.</s>DISPATCH: Yes, understood.</s>BLITZER: The death toll has now risen to 29, 273 people are still missing. Rescue divers were able, today, to get into a part of the sunken ship and pump air into the hull. Let's go to CNN's Paula Hancocks. She's in the port city of Jindu, South Korea.</s>PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, let's start with the search and rescue operation. Now, we know that this Friday divers did manage to get inside the submerged ship. We know that they managed to access the second floor, or at least parts of it, but they were unable to go any further because conditions are still not good, bad visibility, strong underwater currents. And, at this point, divers did not find any survivors and they did not find any bodies. We also know that they have managed to pump some oxygen into the ship. Now, the thinking behind this is that if there are air pockets under the water, then they want to make sure that if there are any survivors within those air pockets that the air is replenished. Now, of course, it is a desperately hard wait for dozens of relatives here at the harbor still. This is the third night that they have been sitting, waiting for any news. Now, there have been very emotional scenes, very heartbreaking scenes. One woman screaming, just tell us, are they alive or are they dead? And this is the most basic of questions that, at this point, officials simply cannot answer. Close to 300 people still missing. Now, as for the investigation, we know that the arrest warrants have been issued for the captain and also for two crew members. We have footage showing that the captain was one of the first to get off the boat. You have footage of him actually getting onto one of the ports here in Jindu. And, certainly, he will be looked at very closely. Officials saying he wasn't at the helm at the time of this accident, it was the third officer -- Wolf.</s>BLITZER: Paula Hancocks reporting for us from South Korea. More on the story coming up later. Will words translate into action? That's the big question in Ukraine today. Diplomats made a deal in Geneva on Thursday that calls for pro-Russian protesters to disarm and give up the buildings they've seized. In exchange, they'll get amnesty unless they have been convicted of capital crimes. Russia would be the key to making this happen. But already, there are signs on the ground that are raising serious doubts. The self-declared leader of the pro-Russian separatists in one city said he has not agreed to the deal at all. And the U.S. president also appears skeptical. President Obama saying the U.S. and its allies have to be prepared to respond if Russia continues to meddle in this neighbor's affairs. Our Senior International Correspondent Arwa Damon is joining us now from Donetsk where so much unrest has been going on. Arwa, what are you seeing? What's the latest there on the ground?</s>ARWA DAMON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Wolf, despite that diplomatic dance that we saw taking place in Geneva, there's been absolutely no sign here or, in fact, across the 200 and some miles of Eastern Ukraine where various government, security, police buildings are under pro-Russian protester control, that they have any intention whatsoever of leaving. We were speaking to some of them that are here and they were quite adamant that unless, as you were mentioning there, the government in Kiev steps down, they are not going to do so. Because, they say they, first of all, do not view themselves as being illegal -- illegally occupying these various buildings. And they say that if we're going to talk about an illegal occupation of buildings, it's the government in Kiev that is illegitimate, that is the one that needs to step down. So, when it comes to the outcome of Geneva, it has not changed the situation on the ground here at all. And a lot of people we've been speaking to as well still remain extremely concerned about the future of their country -- Wolf.</s>BLITZER: Yes, what about the fears? There are some serious fears, I take it, among the relatively small Jewish community where you are there in Donetsk after those anti-Semitic flyers were handed out ordering Jews to register, if you will. What are we learning about this?</s>DAMON: Well, CNN has spoken to the leader of the Jewish community here as well as a number of its members. They very much say that initially when those flyers were distributed, yes, understandably, there was a fair amount of fear. But now, they're viewing it much more as a provocative act. They say it was an isolated incident. And they're quite angry, Wolf, because they feel as if they, as if their history is being manipulated and used to try to stir up tensions here. And, of course, it's especially sensitive in the Ukraine that saw massive massacres under Nazi occupation -- Wolf.</s>BLITZER: We're going to have more on this story coming up later this hour as well. Arwa, we'll stay in close touch with you, thank you. Six weeks after Malaysia airlines Flight 370 disappeared, today, there are still no signs whatsoever of the missing plane. Here are the latest developments. The Bluefin 21 underwater drone is now in its fifth, fifth, mission, scouring the ocean floor. Crews say it covered about 42 square miles in its first four trips. The operators of the Bluefin 21 say no debris or wreckage has been discovered so far. Malaysian's transportation minister says authorities are looking at deploying more underwater drones. Relatives of those onboard Flight 370 held another prayer vigil at a Beijing hotel today. Family members have drawn up a list of 26 questions. They want answers when they meet with Malaysian officials in Beijing next week. It takes a full day for the Bluefin 21 to complete a single dive and for crews to download the data. The drone is going much deeper than expected in the search for Malaysia Airlines parts. Our Correspondent Erin McLaughlin has been following all the latest developments for us. She has an update now from Perth, Australia.</s>ERIN MCLAUGHLIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, as of 9:00 a.m. this morning, the Bluefin 21 was in the water searching for any signs of missing Malaysian Flight 370. These searches can last up to 20 hours. It's now about 16 hours later, still unclear if it has concluded that fifth mission. Meanwhile, we're learning more details about its fourth dive happening last night. It reached 4.7 kilometers beneath the ocean's surface which is significant given it was originally thought the upper reaches of its death capacity was 4.5. It had to cut its first mission short due to depth concerns. But engineers analyzed the Bluefin 21's hardware, and they believe it can now go as deep as five kilometers which is important given that this area that it's currently searching is the most probable area in which they believe they can find the black box, based on detailed analysis of the pings. And it's important that the Bluefin 21 is able to search all portions of that particular area. But there have been four dives so far. Not a single sign, as far as we know, of this missing plane as the search continues -- Wolf.</s>BLITZER: Erin McLaughlin, thanks very much. That fifth dive underway right now. More on this story coming up later this hour. Just ahead, living with guilt after surviving a disaster. We're taking a closer look at the psychological trauma that can linger for years. And anti-Semitic threats emerging in Eastern Ukraine. Leaflets handed out by masked men ordering Jews to register with the government. More on the story, that's just ahead as well.