REPORT DATE: 07-21-2018
REPORT TIME: 0300 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: MAIN PASS    37 
IMAGE DATE: 07-20-2018
IMAGE TIME: 2356 UTC
DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 
MODE: ScanSAR Narrow VV
RESOLUTION: 50 meter
LOCATION: 29°25'36" N/88°55'14" W
AREA: 93.57 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly is believed to be oil that 
emanated from a platform mentioned in NRC report #1218996. The anomaly was approximately 15.04 nm. The majority of the dark anomaly was distinguishable from natural phenomena within the vicinity. The orientation of the anomaly was partly supported by wind data near the time of the image which were coming from the W-SW between 5-10 kts. 


UNCERTAINTIES: The anomaly seemed to have spread towards all directions which was supported by ccean current data near the time of the image. Also, the full extent of the anomaly was unknown.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46609&x=-88.9392355&y=29.457493499999998&z=11&panel=layer

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