1. William Straka III (Background slide by Chris Elvidge)
Hercules 265 Blowout July 24, 2013
William Straka III
(Background slide by Chris Elvidge) 1

2. Background
The blaze began about 10:50 p.m. local time , July 23, on the Hercules 265 natural gas platform, which is located around 55 miles off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico.
VIIRS had an overpass of the area at approximately July 23, 2013 at 0233CDT (July 24, Z)

3. Mississippi Canyon 778 (BP)
VIIRS DNB July 24, Z
New Orleans
Houma
Hercules #265
Mississippi Canyon 778 (BP)
Smoke

4. VIIRS (3.9mm) July 24, Z
Hercules #265

5. VIIRS (1.6mm) July 24, Z
Hercules #265

6. VIIRS DNB July 24, 2013 0733Z Hercules #265
Smoke
Fire

7. VIIRS 3.9mm (M13) July 24, 2013 0733Z Hercules #265
Fire

8. VIIRS 1.6mm (M10) July 24, 2013 0733Z Hercules #265
Fire

9. VIIRS 11mm (I05) July 24, 2013 0733Z Hercules #265
Note 11mm “hot” spot (5K warmer than surrounding pixels)