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Interview, three fishermen who say they were among the first responders to the oil rig explosion in the gulf. they were out in the water the night the deepwater horizon burst into flames. when disaster struck, they rushed the scene. here's their exclusive account you won't see anywhere else. >> these images captured by three fishermen among the first to arrive at the deepwater horizon after the rig exploded. >> god, look at that, man. look at how much it is on fire. holy crap. >> they set out to fish for tuna, but the trip turned into a rescue operation. >> that shot -- that's 300 feet high in...

>> scott russell, mark meade and bradley shivers were 17 miles away when they noticed a fireball in the horizon. then they heard the mayday call on their radio. >> we heard, this is deepwater horizon, this is deepwater horizon, mayday, mayday. we're abandoning rig. >> when you heard they were abandoning the rig, what did you think? >> get there and help. >> i knew it was bad. i worked on the walter for 20-some-odd years, charter fleet, and we go through man overboard drills, this and that. i know what a mayday means, it's giving me chills right now. >> it makes the hair on the back of your nec...