REPORT DATE: 09-03-2021
REPORT TIME: 0630 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: SOUTH TIMBALIER    41
IMAGE DATE: 09-02-2021
IMAGE TIME: 1638 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL2B 
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 10 meter
LOCATION: 28°56'06" N/90°10'49" W
AREA: 7.96 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly appeared to emanate southeastward from a point source in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 10 nmi S of Port Fourchon, LA, and measured approximately 6.8 nmi in length and up to 0.8 nmi in width. The anomaly appeared faintly dark against its background, with a prominent streak of white and brown coloring suggesting possible thicker oil, with possible signs of feathering. Winds at the time of the image were around 9 kts from the WSW. The anomaly was generally co-located with a previous MPSR associated with NRC report #1315630.

UNCERTAINTIES: The anomaly extended beyond the edge of the image and so the area of the slick was underestimated. The earlier MPSR associated with this anomaly listed a different point source; this image suggested a point source further west from that one. Several oil facilities were in the vicinity of the suspected source point.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+47945&x=-90.1388225&y=28.903233999999998&z=11&panel=layer

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