REPORT DATE: 01-20-2022 REPORT TIME: 0315 UTC REGION: GULF OF MEXICO SUB REGION: N/A AREA/BLOCK: N/A IMAGE DATE: 01-19-2022 IMAGE TIME: 2350 UTC DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 MODE: ScanSAR Narrow VV RESOLUTION: 50 meter LOCATION: 29°15'11" N/89°03'24" W AREA: 0.89 square kilometers CONFIDENCE: Medium-High REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly was located SE of Breton Sound, Louisiana, approximately 3 nm from shore. The anomaly extended for 2.1 nm and was .2 nm at its widest point. The anomaly appeared to emanate from a point source, though there were multiple oil facilities in the vicinity and the exact source location was estimated. Winds at the time and location were 10 kts from SSE, which aligns with the direction of the anomaly. UNCERTAINTIES: Though the anomaly showed strong contrast and appeared out of place, due to the uncertainty in the specific point source the report was issued with MED-HIGH confidence. Maps and shapefiles can be accessed at: www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/marinepollution/ ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+49432&x=-89.0640315&y=29.2680315&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.