REPORT DATE: 09-01-2019
REPORT TIME: 0815 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: MISSISSIPPI CANYON    20
IMAGE DATE: 08-31-2019
IMAGE TIME: 1628 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL2B 
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 10 meter
LOCATION: 28°56'16" N/88°58'14" W
AREA: 0.73 square kilometers (Updated 05/14/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. An oil slick up to 0.5 nm wide stretched for 1 nm from southwest to northeast from the destroyed Taylor platform. A small area of thicker oil was identified close to the source. Winds were from the east-northeast at 15-20 knots at the time of the image and skies were clear.

UNCERTAINTIES: No uncertainties given this is a repeat leak source.

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+47042&x=-88.9623735&y=28.937625&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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