REPORT DATE: 07-03-2019
REPORT TIME: 0740 UTC
REGION: ATLANTIC
SUB REGION: MID ATLANTIC U.S.
AREA/BLOCK: North Atlantic  6627
IMAGE DATE: 07-02-2019
IMAGE TIME: 1539 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL2A 
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 10 meter
LOCATION: 40°24'03" N/72°22'13" W
AREA: 0.05 square kilometers (Updated 05/14/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly was 0.5nm long and up to 0.09nm wide. The anomaly had silver and rainbow shimmer appearance in sunglint, and was located just east of the Coimbra tanker shipwreck. The wind at the time was from W at 10kt, which aligned well with the observed orientation of oil slick.

UNCERTAINTIES: Given the appearance of the oil slick and proximity of the known repeat leak source, there were no uncertainties.


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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/atlantic/erma.html#/layers=1+46988&x=-72.3670425&y=40.4002275&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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