REPORT DATE: 07-17-2018
REPORT TIME: 0145 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: SOUTH MARSH   150
IMAGE DATE: 07-17-2018
IMAGE TIME: 0012 UTC
DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 
MODE: ScanSAR Narrow VV
RESOLUTION: 50 meter
LOCATION: 28°13'27" N/92°08'51" W
AREA: 98.38 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly composed of three distinct patches varying in length from 5 NM to 10 NM with the widest exceeding 2 NM. These features contrasted very well with their background and may or may not be related to the same event. There were numerous oil facilities and pipelines in the immediate vicinity and the anomalies aligned well with winds out of the WNW at 5 KT. The anomaly may have been associated with NRC#1218486. Considering the above factors we have MEDIUM-HIGH confidence in this assessment.

UNCERTAINTIES: The anomaly could be biogenic material or a cleaning agent/dispersant.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46616&x=-92.13712050000001&y=28.230621499999998&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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