REPORT DATE: 06-25-2019
REPORT TIME: 1321 UTC
REGION: ATLANTIC
SUB REGION: MID ATLANTIC U.S.
AREA/BLOCK: North Atlantic  6857
IMAGE DATE: 06-24-2019
IMAGE TIME: 1536 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL2B 
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 10 meter
LOCATION: 40°11'42" N/71°39'25" W
AREA: 1.40 square kilometers (Updated 05/14/2020)
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REMARKS: PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS REPORT IS BASED ON IMAGERY CAPTURED YESTERDAY. Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The 4 nm-long linear slick appeared to be the result of a bilge dumping since the anomaly was linear, widened with distance, started abruptly at the wide end, and was black with white areas in sun glint where thicker oil was located. Winds were from the WSW at 8 kts at the time of the image, according to Montauk Point buoy data.

UNCERTAINTIES: The point source was unknown and not located within the field of view, but it appeared that the slick was produced by a vessel traveling SE. There are no known natural or man-made sources of oil leaks in the vicinity that could have created such a distinct linear oil slick.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/atlantic/erma.html#/layers=1+46980&x=-71.65753050000001&y=40.195144&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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