REPORT DATE: 09-18-2018
REPORT TIME: 0445 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: WEST CAMERON   198
IMAGE DATE: 09-17-2018
IMAGE TIME: 1619 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL2A 
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 10 meter
LOCATION: 29°18'34" N/93°14'32" W
AREA: 0.81 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly had very good contrast with its backgound and had a distinct silvery/white hue associated with thicker oil. The anomaly stretched about 2 NM long by 0.4 NM wide at its widest and aligned very well with winds out of the NW at 10 KT. This anomaly may be related to a prior reported anomaly NRC #1212987, associated with a barge recovery operation in May 2018. Given the above factors, we have HIGH confidence in this assessment.

UNCERTAINTIES: Although we have high confidence that this anomaly is oil, it may not be associated with the point source noted, a former barge recovery operation, given that it is detached from this point source by roughly 0.6. NM and that we have no further information on whether this recovery was successful.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46697&x=-93.215589&y=29.29876&z=11&panel=layer

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