REPORT DATE: 04-08-2019
REPORT TIME: 1930 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: MISSISSIPPI CANYON    20
IMAGE DATE: 04-07-2019
IMAGE TIME: 1655 UTC
DATA SOURCE: WORLDVIEW3 
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 1.24 meter
LOCATION: 28°56'16" N/88°58'14" W
AREA: 1.34 square kilometers (Updated 05/14/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil.The anomaly believed to originate from the destroyed Taylor platform site extended approximately 3.29 nmi to the southwest, and was up to 0.24 nmi in width. The anomaly was black (possible thin oil) with white/silver shimmer segments of possible thicker oil, and was out of place from the surrounding ocean surface. Winds were from the east at 10 to 15 knots, consistent with the slight feathering signature.

UNCERTAINTIES: The full extent of the anomaly could not be determined because it extended past the available imagery.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46872&x=-88.994801&y=28.9287755&z=11&panel=layer

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46861&x=-88.994801&y=28.9287755&z=11&panel=layer

For further information on oil spill response and assessment go to: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills


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