REPORT DATE: 05-15-2020
REPORT TIME: 1700 UTC
REGION: ATLANTIC
SUB REGION: MID ATLANTIC U.S.
AREA/BLOCK: North Atlantic  7004
IMAGE DATE: 05-15-2020
IMAGE TIME: 1049 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1B 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 20 meter
LOCATION: 40°06'02" N/69°55'03" W
AREA: 1.01 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. An oil slick meandered for at least 2.7 nm primarily to the north of Wreck 1487 and was up to 0.25 nm wide. Winds at the time were from the southwest at 10-15 knots.


UNCERTAINTIES: Yesterday afternoon the oil slick extended 4 nm to the south and west of the wreck (NRC #1277325) so it seemed reasonable today to include the area west of the point source, which although distinguishable from its surroundings, was less distinct than the remainder of the slick.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/atlantic/erma.html#/layers=1+44693&x=-69.91382312120217&y=40.10879335486517&z=11&panel=layer

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