Gulf of Mexico on fire! Hair raising images go viral, sparks meme fest

Several vessels were pressed into action to quell the flames in the ocean and footage of the whole situation went viral on the internet.

Mexico City: Environmentalists criticized Mexico's state-owned oil company Saturday after a gas leak at an underwater pipeline unleashed a subaquatic fireball that appeared to boil the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Greenpeace Mexico said the accident appeared to have been caused by the failure of an underwater valve and that it illustrates the dangers of Mexico policy of promoting fossil fuels. Several vessels were pressed into action to quell the flames in the ocean and footage of the whole situation went viral on the internet.