REPORT DATE: 05-11-2019
REPORT TIME: 1330 UTC
REGION: ATLANTIC
SUB REGION: SOUTHEAST U.S.
AREA/BLOCK: South Atlantic  6985
IMAGE DATE: 05-10-2019
IMAGE TIME: 2320 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1A 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 20 meter
LOCATION: 28°07'39" N/80°18'40" W
AREA: 2.43 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. A possible oil slick was centered 25 nm southeast of Cape Canaveral. The broken slick extended 5 nm from northwest to southeast and was up to 0.3 nm wide. Winds were from the east at 5-10 knots at the time.

UNCERTAINTIES: The anomaly appeared to be out of place given its significant contrast to its homogeneous surroundings and well-defined edges and was believed to be a result of bilge dumping due to the widening of the slick with distance from southeast to northwest.  Confidence was reduced to medium-high because the anomaly was not connected to a point source, but two target vessels were identified in the satellite image. Target 1 was located in block 7136, 6.4 nm southeast of the southern tip of the anomaly. Target 2 was located in block 6138, 16.7 nm southeast of the southern tip of the anomaly. 

ANALYST: TURK
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ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46917&x=-80.3118875&y=28.126418&z=11&panel=layer

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