REPORT DATE: 01-19-2020
REPORT TIME: 0745 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: MISSISSIPPI CANYON    20
IMAGE DATE: 01-19-2020
IMAGE TIME: 0002 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1A 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 20 meter
LOCATION: 28°56'16" N/88°58'14" W
AREA: 6.26 square kilometers (Updated 05/14/2020)
CONFIDENCE: Medium
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. An oil slick extended 5.9 nm to the southwest of the destroyed Taylor platform. The slick was up to 0.5 nm wide. Winds at the time of the image were from the west at 5-10 knots.

UNCERTAINTIES: The anomaly exhibited only moderate contrast with its surroundings. There were other phenomena that merged with the oil that made it particularly difficult to determine the full extent of the slick, which may extend even farther to the southwest than depicted here. In addition, no anomaly was detected 12 hours earlier (18/1150Z) in a Radarsat 2 image with more favorable (higher) wind speeds. Taken together, confidence is assessed as medium.

ANALYST: TURK
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