REPORT DATE: 09-12-2018
REPORT TIME: 0315 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: GRAND ISLE    67
IMAGE DATE: 09-11-2018
IMAGE TIME: 1632 UTC
DATA SOURCE: LANDSAT8
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 30 meter
LOCATION: 28°49'39" N/89°53'29" W
AREA: 5.21 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: Medium
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly was approximately 2.5 nm N-S and 1.28 nm at its widest. The majority of the anomaly was black in color with the center showing a mixture of rainbow and metallic.



UNCERTAINTIES: There was no known point source within the vicinity or NRC report. There were clouds present. Lastly, both wind and ocean current data near the time of the image did not align with 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/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46705&x=-89.89038249999999&y=28.825511&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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