REPORT DATE: 02-04-2020
REPORT TIME: 1630 UTC
REGION: ATLANTIC
SUB REGION: MID ATLANTIC U.S.
AREA/BLOCK: North Atlantic  7004
IMAGE DATE: 02-04-2020
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: 2.29 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. This anomaly was believed to be emanting from the known 1487 Wreck. The anomaly was approx. 12.24 nm in length and approx. 0.12 nm in width.The dark anomaly had moderate to high contrast against its homogeneous surrounding. Winds at the time of the image were coming from the SW at 10 kts.



UNCERTAINTIES: Towards the SW, there seemed to be a possible portion of the anomaly that may have broken off.

ANALYST: RODRIGUEZ
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ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/atlantic/erma.html#/layers=1+44036&x=-69.99897055612871&y=40.13093449475753&z=11&panel=layer
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