REPORT DATE: 10-05-2018
REPORT TIME: 1715 UTC
REGION: ATLANTIC
SUB REGION: MID ATLANTIC U.S.
AREA/BLOCK: North Atlantic  7004 
IMAGE DATE: 10-05-2018
IMAGE TIME: 1048 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1B 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 5x20 meter
LOCATION: 40°06'02" N/69°55'03" W
AREA: 1.02 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly was believed to be an oil sleek that emanated from the known Wreck 1487. It was approximately 3.16 nm S-W and 0.16 nm in width. Winds near the time of the image were coming from the NNE between 5-10 kts. This anomaly was visibly connected to the known point source. 


UNCERTAINTIES: There was a possible detached anomaly west of the main/larger 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+46740&x=-69.929777&y=40.109068&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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