REPORT DATE: 05-20-2022
REPORT TIME: 0335 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: MAIN PASS    64
IMAGE DATE: 05-19-2022
IMAGE TIME: 2350 UTC
DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 
MODE: ScanSAR Narrow VV
RESOLUTION: 25 meter
LOCATION: 29°19'41" N/89°02'46" W
AREA: 3.18 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REMARKS: Possible, unconfirmed oil was observed in satellite imagery. The possible oil was located in the Main Pass area of Louisiana, just east of Breton Sound. The possible oil was a thin and well defined dark line that looked out of place and stood apart from natural phenomena. The possible oil measured 11.5 nm long and was oriented in a north-south position. This would be consistent with S winds at 14 kts at the time of the image.

UNCERTAINTIES: Considering the wind conditions, the point source was likely located at the southern end of the anomaly, but a specific facility could not be determined as there were too many in close proximity in this area.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+50074&x=-89.0554155&y=29.329576&z=11&panel=layer

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