REPORT DATE: 08-21-2018
REPORT TIME: 0200 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: MISSISSIPPI CANYON    20
IMAGE DATE: 08-20-2018
IMAGE TIME: 2351 UTC
DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 
MODE: ScanSAR Narrow VV
RESOLUTION: 50 meter
LOCATION: 28°56'16" N/88°58'14" W
AREA: 78.42 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly was believed to be an oil slick that emanated from the known Destroyed Taylor Platform. The anomaly was approximately 44.5 nm W-NE and 1.17 wide at its widest point. It was black in color and had a large contrast to its surroundings. Both winds, coming from the W between 5-10 kts, and ocean currents, moving towards the N-NE between 1-1.25 kts, aligned well with the orientation of the anomaly.



UNCERTAINTIES: There were low winds and natural seeps in the vicinity therefore making the full extent of the anomaly 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+46655&x=-88.7496515&y=29.078941999999998&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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