REPORT DATE: 06-01-2019
REPORT TIME: 2005 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: PULLEY RIDGE   949
IMAGE DATE: 05-31-2019
IMAGE TIME: 1556 UTC
DATA SOURCE: LANDSAT8
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 30 meter
LOCATION: 25°01'22" N/82°45'22" W
AREA: 0.31 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS REPORT IS BASED ON IMAGERY TAKEN MORE THAN 24 HOURS AGO. 

Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. An anomaly believed to be an oil slick was approximately 1 nm long and extended north from the site of the Cudahy shipwreck. The feature was located on the edge of the sun-lit area, so it appeared black in imagery and stood out of place from its surroundings. Winds were between 1 and 5 kts from the ESE at the time of the image. Given the anomaly's dark appearance and connection to a repeat leak source, we had high confidence that the anomaly was an oil slick.

UNCERTAINTIES: None.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46954&x=-82.75473600000001&y=25.032339&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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