REPORT DATE: 06-08-2021 REPORT TIME: 1730 UTC REGION: GULF OF MEXICO SUB REGION: N/A AREA/BLOCK: MISSISSIPPI CANYON 20 IMAGE DATE: 06-08-2021 IMAGE TIME: 1202 UTC DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 MODE: ScanSAR Narrow VV RESOLUTION: 50 meter LOCATION: 28°56'16" N/88°58'14" W AREA: 2.74 square kilometers CONFIDENCE: High REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The head of the curvilinear slick was located approximately 0.6 nm from the location of the destroyed Taylor platform and measured 5.8 nm long. The slick had moderate contrast to the surrounding ocean surface and didn't have a stronger contrast probably due to the oil slick density being thin or higher-than-optimal winds near 15 kt at the time of the image, or a combination thereof. UNCERTAINTIES: Since the slick is in the vicinity of the aforementioned leak source and recent reports of slicks corroborate an ongoing spill there, there is no uncertainty that the anomaly is an oil slick from the Taylor site. Maps and shapefiles can be accessed at: www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/marinepollution/ ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+47382&x=-88.9906995&y=28.9287475&z=11&panel=layer If you would like to share any feedback about this report or have questions, please contact the operational analyst at (301) 683-1403 or send to oceanmap@noaa.gov. Email alerts are available only for federal and state government officials involved in response efforts. Requests to be added to the email alerts should also be sent to oceanmap@noaa.gov. Please allow up to 2 business days to process the request. For further information on oil spill response and assessment go to:https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills While NESDIS makes every effort to ensure that its databases are error-free, errors do occur. With respect to documents available from this server, neither the United States Government nor any of its employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, including the warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose; nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed; nor represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.