REPORT DATE: 04-25-2019
REPORT TIME: 2340 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: SOUTH PASS    67
IMAGE DATE: 04-23-2019
IMAGE TIME: 1628 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL2B 
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 10 meter
LOCATION: 29°04'01" N/88°56'20" W
AREA: 0.38 square kilometers (Updated 05/14/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly was located approximately 91 nmi SE away from New Orleans, LA. It extended 1.04 nmi from NW to SE direction as its length and was measured 0.27 nmi wide. It exhibited a white shimmery appearance near sun glint and it had widened increasingly with distance. The anomaly is believed to correspond to NRC report #1243536.

UNCERTAINTIES: The source of the discharge is unknown.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46890&x=-88.938091&y=29.0647735&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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