The ocean is literally on fire
If you needed a reminder of human beings’ capacity to destroy the planet on which we live, take a look at this. A fire broke out on the ocean’s surface in the Gulf of Mexico, with state oil company Pemex blaming a gas leak from an underwater pipeline.
The videos resemble something out of an apocalyptic movie.
🚨 Sobre el incendio registrado en aguas del Golfo de México, en la Sonda de Campeche, a unos metros de la plataforma Ku-Charly (dentro del Activo Integral de Producción Ku Maloob Zaap)
Tres barcos han apoyado para sofocar las llamas pic.twitter.com/thIOl8PLQo
— Manuel Lopez San Martin (@MLopezSanMartin) July 2, 2021
Pemex say the fire took more than five hours to extinguish.
The Gulf of Mexico is literally on fire because a pipeline ruptured pic.twitter.com/J4ur5MNyt1
— Brian Kahn (@blkahn) July 2, 2021
Pemex said no injuries were reported and they would further investigate the cause of the blaze.
