REPORT DATE: 09-03-2021
REPORT TIME: 0030 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: GRAND ISLE    38
IMAGE DATE: 09-02-2021
IMAGE TIME: 1539 UTC
DATA SOURCE: ICEYE 
MODE: SCAN VV
RESOLUTION: 15 meter
LOCATION: 29°00'28" N/90°06'01" W
AREA: 92.32 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly was 12nm at the longest dimension and 5nm wide in the other dimension. The anomaly had a good contrast with the surroundings, and was located close to many oil facilities, however, it was not clear which one is the source. The wind at the time was from WSW at 9kt.


UNCERTAINTIES: It is not possible to pin down the point source. Also, the actually extent of the anomaly could be larger since the anormaly was at the northern edge of the imagery. The other thing to note is that the western and southern part of the anomaly had a more diffuse edge, indicating a slight likelyhoold that this part might be false positive due to low wind. But at the same time,  some feathering can be seen in these area as well, so that likelyhood was small.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+47942&x=-90.09076250000001&y=29.021037999999997&z=11&panel=layer

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