REPORT DATE: 06-17-2020
REPORT TIME: 1700 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: MISSISSIPPI CANYON    20
IMAGE DATE: 06-17-2020
IMAGE TIME: 1146 UTC
DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 
MODE: ScanSAR Narrow VV
RESOLUTION: 50 meter
LOCATION: 28°56'16" N/88°58'14" W
AREA: 2.64 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly was 8.8nm long and narrow. The anomaly had reasonably dark contrast with the surroundings, and was connected to the destroyed Taylor Energy platform to the east. The wind at the time was about 3-4knots with variable directions.

UNCERTAINTIES: Since the wind speed was weak, the background was a little noisy compared to the anomaly. Also, there were similar stripy features related to two nearby oil facilities to the north, although those were fainter than the one connected to the Taylor platform. Because of these uncertainties, the confidence level was set to be medium-high.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+44817&x=-89.03439201731778&y=28.90881365833804&z=11&panel=layer

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