REPORT DATE: 09-25-2018
REPORT TIME: 1345 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: MISSISSIPPI CANYON    20
IMAGE DATE: 09-25-2018
IMAGE TIME: 1151 UTC
DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 
MODE: ScanSAR Narrow VV
RESOLUTION: 50 meter
LOCATION: 28°56'16" N/88°58'14" W
AREA: 40.04 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. A large rather shapeless oil slick emanated from the destroyed Taylor platform. Two well defined areas of oil were present near the source in the east and another in the west. Winds were from the south at 10 knots at the time of the image.

UNCERTAINTIES: The amount and even presence of oil between the two well defined areas is uncertain, but was included because even though it was less defined it still stood out relative to its homogeneous surroundings. The orientation of the oil slick from north to south at the point source is consistent with the surface winds. The full extent of the oil may be greater than what is depicted here because isolated anomalies were detected in the image much farther north out of the field of view of the present report.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46688&x=-88.996723&y=28.962695&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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