REPORT DATE: 09-07-2018
REPORT TIME: 1031 UTC
REGION: ATLANTIC
SUB REGION: MID ATLANTIC U.S.
AREA/BLOCK: North Atlantic  7004 
IMAGE DATE: 09-06-2018
IMAGE TIME: 2234 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1A 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 5x20 meter
LOCATION: 40°06'02" N/69°55'03" W
AREA: 1.23 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The narrow anomaly was believed to be an oil slick that emanated from the site of the wreck known as Wreck 1487. The oil slick extended approximately 5.8 nm NNW from the wreck site and had a moderate to diffuse contrast to the surroundings. The slick's geographic orientation was possibly due to the vector sum of westerly winds and clockwise model ocean currents in the vicinity.

UNCERTAINTIES: Even though the slick only had a moderate-to-diffuse contrast to its surroundings, we are certain that the anomaly was made of oil that escaped Wreck 1487, as it was directly connected to that site.

ANALYST: VELASCO
Maps and shapefiles can be accessed at: www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/marinepollution/

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/atlantic/erma.html#/layers=1+46713&x=-69.897921&y=40.133286&z=11&panel=layer

For further information on oil spill response and assessment go to: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills

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