REPORT DATE: 06-22-2019
REPORT TIME: 0100 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: MISSISSIPPI CANYON    20
IMAGE DATE: 06-21-2019
IMAGE TIME: 2355 UTC
DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 
MODE: Standard VV
RESOLUTION: 25 meter
LOCATION: 28°56'16" N/88°58'14" W
AREA: 1.68 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly was located near the site of the known underwater destroyed Taylor platform, a known repeat leak source, and was approximately 3.7 nmi in length and up to 0.22 nmi in width oriented E-W becoming N-S. Winds from several nearby observing stations near the time of the image were 8-15 kts from the south. The anomaly appeared dark against its background with defined edges.

UNCERTAINTIES: Due to the repeat leak nature of the Taylor site, there are no uncertainties and confidence that this is oil is high.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46978&x=-88.9573235&y=28.9444395&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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