REPORT DATE: 11-30-2018
REPORT TIME: 1330 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: SHIP SHOAL   153 
IMAGE DATE: 11-30-2018
IMAGE TIME: 0009 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1A 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 5x20 meter
LOCATION: 28°42'34" N/91°14'56" W
AREA: 0.71 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 1.19 nm N-S and 0.27 nm in width. The anomaly was not connected to an exact point source. It exhibited a moderate contrast to its homogeneous surroundings.



UNCERTAINTIES: There was an oil facility and pipelines that intersected the NE quadrat of the anomaly; either could have been  a possible point source. Also, both ocean currents and winds did not align well 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+46744&x=-91.249709&y=28.7090815&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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