REPORT DATE: 06-21-2019
REPORT TIME: 1515 UTC
REGION: ATLANTIC
SUB REGION: MID ATLANTIC U.S.
AREA/BLOCK: North Atlantic  7004
IMAGE DATE: 06-21-2019
IMAGE TIME: 1040 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1B 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 20 meter
LOCATION: 40°06'02" N/69°55'03" W
AREA: 3.01 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. It was believed that the anomaly was emanating from the known Wreck 1487. The anomaly directly connected to the point source was approximately 8.23 nm oriented N-SE and approximately 0.15 nm in width. The dark anomaly had moderate to high contrast to its homogeneous surroudings. There was no sign of natural phenomena within the vicinity. Winds near the time of the image were coming from the SW between 15-20 kts.



UNCERTAINTIES: There were separated portions of possible oil seen NE of the point source. The moderate to high winds could explain the drift of the separated oil portions. 

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/atlantic/erma.html#/layers=1+46977&x=-69.885205&y=40.0809535&z=11&panel=layer

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