REPORT DATE: 08-07-2018
REPORT TIME: 1630 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: GREEN CANYON   680
IMAGE DATE: 08-06-2018
IMAGE TIME: 1630 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL2B 
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 10 meter
LOCATION: 27°17'31" N/90°58'04" W
AREA: 0.01 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. It is believed to be an oil slick that emanated from an oil facility mentioned in NRC report #1220723. The linear anomaly extended approximately 0.12 nm SE-NW and 0.03 nm in width. The anomaly mostly exhibited relatively thicker oil which was the white portion. The orientation of the anomaly aligned well with both ocean currents, which were moving towards the NW at 1.25 kts, and winds, which were coming from the SE at 5 kts, near the time of the image. 



UNCERTAINTIES: Although the NRC report #1220723 reported .03 ounces of hydraulic fluid, this possible oil anomaly took place at the same oil facility at the same time of the NRC report.

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+46675&x=-90.96931000000001&y=27.293205999999998&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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