Pemex Pipeline Causes Horrifying 'Eye of Fire' In Gulf of Mexico

After a Pemex pipeline burst along the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, photos released from the scene put on display what appeared to be a still out of a Michael Bay production — with enough pyrotechnics to make The Rock look like a musical.

News of the incident hit social media and sent witnesses in panic over the shocking realization that the ocean was on fire.

The malfunctioning pipeline, owned by Pemex, sustained a fire beneath the surface of the ocean, west of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.

Pemex, a Mexican state-owned oil company, was held liable by news outlets for the menacing Eye of Sauron beneath the sea — with no deaths noted as of Saturday's reporting.

The methane bursting out of the pipeline "and other wet gas components (ethane, propane etc)" were sustained at such high levels that the fire lasted for over five hours.

According to Reuters, "The fire began in an underwater pipeline that connects to a platform at Pemex's flagship Ku Maloob Zaap oil development, the company's most important."

The scene required hours of response — via administering of nitrogen — to quell the blaze. Pemex announced the an investigation will be launched to determine the cause of the fiery scene.

Sources remain mum as to whether water is still considered "wet."