A massive fire broke out near the Pemex’s Ku Maloob Zaap offshore platform complex after a submarine pipeline valve broke, leaking oil into Mexico’s Gulf Coast.
In videos that were circulating on social media, three ships are seen trying to suffocate a fire emerging from the sea. According to RigZone, the fire has been controlled and no injuries reported.
“The ocean is on fire” is one of those things that you can type and it’s true and yet it doesn’t feel believable https://t.co/EouJfQIbjq
— Brian Kahn (@blkahn) July 2, 2021
I know this might sound controversial, but maybe extracting fossil fuels from the seafloor (or anywhere really) is a bad idea pic.twitter.com/J4ur5MNyt1
— Brian Kahn (@blkahn) July 2, 2021
Picture: Screenshot from video