REPORT DATE: 08-31-2018
REPORT TIME: 1600 UTC
REGION: ATLANTIC
SUB REGION: MID ATLANTIC U.S.
AREA/BLOCK: North Atlantic  6627 
IMAGE DATE: 08-30-2018
IMAGE TIME: 2242 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1A 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 5x20 meter
LOCATION: 40°24'03" N/72°22'13" W
AREA: 0.78 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 was believed to be an oil slick that emanated from the known Coimbra Tanker Shipwreck. It was approximately 2.52 nm E-SW and 0.19 nm in width. Although the anomaly was dark in color, there was natural phenomena within the vicinity which resulted in the Medium-High confidence.



UNCERTAINTIES: As stated above, due to the natural phenomena  within the vicinity the full extent of the anomaly was unknown. Also, winds near the time of the image were coming from the SW between 5-10 kts which did not support the orientation of the anomaly. 

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/atlantic/erma.html#/layers=1+46639&x=-72.38631050000001&y=40.393317&z=11&panel=layer

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