# gCaptain Hidden Gems

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-hidden-gems/47075>\
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [January 19, 2018, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-hidden-gems/47075 "2018-01-19T00:16:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mikey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/mikey/32/14_2.png) [@Mikey](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Mikey)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-hidden-gems/47075/17 "2018-02-08T19:08:35Z")

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People forget the forum broke the news of Deepwater Horizon. We had probably 8 hours of exclusivity before major news picked it up and reported that everyone survived.

> [@Deepwater Horizon - Transocean Oil Rig Fire](http://forum.gcaptain.com/t/deepwater-horizon-transocean-oil-rig-fire/3888):
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> The [Deepwater Horizon](http://amzn.to/2cHsmj7) is on fire and the flames are 200’ tall. All personnel have abandon ship.

These are the first pics

![Screenshot2010-04-21at11826AM1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/0/053bd2f1be73848695ed9cdcba10cff779d6f0b0.png)

 ![Deepwater%20Horizon%20Photo](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/d/dc60689e2cda5d577aecbca3adf0f77c9df16bef.jpg)

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