REPORT DATE: 06-29-2026
REPORT TIME: 2015 UTC
REGION: GULF OF AMERICA
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: WALKER RIDGE 589
IMAGE DATE: 06-28-2026
IMAGE TIME: 0008 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1D 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 5X20 meter
LOCATION: 26°22'07" N/91°05'35" W
AREA: 4.73 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: Medium
REPORT MAP/GIS FILES: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/products/ocean/marinepollution/
REMARKS: *PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IMAGE IS MORE THAN 24 HOURS OLD* Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The possible oil was observed in the Walker Ridge area and measured approximately 4.4nm in length and up to 0.7nm in width. The area appeared dark and exhibited strong contrast and well defined edges. Due to a lack of suspected point source and certain oil-specific features, confidence in this report was Medium. Winds at the time of the imagery were out of the SE at approximately 5-10kts.



UNCERTAINTIES: A suspected point source could not be determined. 

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