Boats attempt to extinguish fireplace in Gulf of Mexico with water, netizens puzzled

On Friday (July 3), a hearth broke out within the Gulf of Mexico after a fuel leak from an underwater pipeline of a State-owned oil firm Pemex.
According to Pemex, the hearth broke out in an underwater pipeline close to Ku Maloob Zaap oil growth. It ignited at round 5:15 am native time and extinguished by 10:30 am. Reportedly, the adjoining boats used water streams in addition to nitrogen to extinguish the hearth. In visuals which have surfaced on-line, it confirmed orange flames popping out of water. The firm knowledgeable no accidents had been reported and that manufacturing was not affected.
WATCH: Flames taking pictures from the Gulf of Mexico after fuel leak causes pipeline to catch fireplace pic.twitter.com/4LNOAY8w7I— BNO News (@BNONews) July 2, 2021
Ku Maloob Zaap, positioned close to the southern rim of the Gulf of Mexico, is the most important producer of crude oil for Permex. It had vowed to research the reason for the hearth. Citing sources, Reuters reported, “The turbomachinery of Ku Maloob Zaap’s active production facilities were affected by an electrical storm and heavy rains.”
Netizens react to the ‘eyes of fire’ in ocean
Netizens had been initialy left questioning as to how water can extinguish fireplace on water. “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,” wrote fashionable Twitter consumer Brian Kahn.
“The ocean is on fire” is a kind of issues you can kind and it’s true and but it doesn’t really feel plausible https://t.co/EouJfQIbjq— Brian Kahn (@blkahn) July 2, 2021
“I am not sure how spraying water on a fire that is literally in the ocean is going to help put it out. I need someone to make it make sense for me,” wrote Christopher Bouzy.
I’m not positive how spraying water on a hearth that’s actually within the ocean goes to assist put it out. I would like somebody to make it make sense for me.— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) July 2, 2021
Another consumer puzzled whether or not the boats needs to be in shut proximity of the hearth to extinguish it.
Everybody’s questioning the water on water, however why are the boats nonetheless not shut sufficient to make a diff?— Rob Allen (@NeedsMoreInput) July 2, 2021
Another consumer lamented, “Why not? The ocean being on fire/ Portal to hell opening seems par for the course for 2021..”
Why not. The ocean being on fireplace/ Portal to hell opening appears par for the course for 2021.. 🤔 @JoshDWalrath @malventano @KeithPlaysPC @tekwendell @BradChacos @Gordonung @acedtect @iyaz @thebriandunaway— General Kanye_Trump. (Space Force)💎 (@Barack_McBush) July 2, 2021
ASEA, the oil security regulator of Mexico, denied any oil spills however couldn’t clarify what was burning on the floor of the water.