William Straka III (Background slide by Chris Elvidge) Hercules 265 Blowout July 24, 2013 William Straka III (Background slide by Chris Elvidge) 1
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, 2013 - 0733Z)
Mississippi Canyon 778 (BP) VIIRS DNB July 24, 2013 0733Z New Orleans Houma Hercules #265 Mississippi Canyon 778 (BP) Smoke
VIIRS (3.9mm) July 24, 2013 0733Z Hercules #265
VIIRS (1.6mm) July 24, 2013 0733Z Hercules #265
VIIRS DNB July 24, 2013 0733Z Hercules #265 Smoke Fire
VIIRS 3.9mm (M13) July 24, 2013 0733Z Hercules #265 Fire
VIIRS 1.6mm (M10) July 24, 2013 0733Z Hercules #265 Fire
VIIRS 11mm (I05) July 24, 2013 0733Z Hercules #265 Note 11mm “hot” spot (5K warmer than surrounding pixels)