REPORT DATE: 10-01-2018 REPORT TIME: 0320 UTC REGION: GULF OF MEXICO SUB REGION: N/A AREA/BLOCK: MISSISSIPPI CANYON 20 IMAGE DATE: 09-30-2018 IMAGE TIME: 1631 UTC DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL2A MODE: Multispectral RESOLUTION: 10 meter LOCATION: 28°56'16" N/88°58'14" W AREA: 1.17 square kilometers (Updated 05/14/2020) CONFIDENCE: High REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The oil was about 1.3nm long and 0.4nm long and had a silver and rainbow shimmer, and connected to the destroyed Taylor platform to the south. The anomaly stood out from the surroundings. The currrents at the time were to the NW, which agreed with the oil slick orientation. UNCERTAINTIES: Due to the proximity to the cloud, the east boundary of the oil slick was difficult to determine. ANALYST: ZHU Maps and shapefiles can be accessed at: www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/marinepollution/ ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46684&x=-88.96907300000001&y=28.9422425&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 If you would like to share any feedback about this report or have questions, please contact the operational analyst at (301) 683-1403 or send to oceanmap@noaa.gov. Email alerts are available only for federal and state government officials involved in response efforts. Requests to be added to the email alerts should also be sent to oceanmap@noaa.gov. Please allow up to 2 business days to process the request.