REPORT DATE: 05-29-2019
REPORT TIME: 0515 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: MISSISSIPPI CANYON    20
IMAGE DATE: 05-28-2019
IMAGE TIME: 1629 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL2A 
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 10 meter
LOCATION: 28°56'16" N/88°58'14" W
AREA: 0.58 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. An oil slick 1.1 nm in length and up to 0.4 nm in width was detected extending to the northeast of the destroyed Taylor platform. Winds at the time of the image were from the south at 5 knots.

UNCERTAINTIES: Although there was some uncertainty in the precise areal coverage of oil due to scattered clouds especially at the northeastern edge, overall confidence remained high given the origin was a repeat leak source and the orientation of the slick agreed reasonably well with the surface winds.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46949&x=-88.9656265&y=28.944415499999998&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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