REPORT DATE: 06-03-2020
REPORT TIME: 1615 UTC
REGION: ATLANTIC
SUB REGION: MID ATLANTIC U.S.
AREA/BLOCK: North Atlantic  7004
IMAGE DATE: 06-03-2020
IMAGE TIME: 1041 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1B 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 20 meter
LOCATION: 40°06'02" N/69°55'03" W
AREA: 3.10 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. A somewhat discontinuous oil slick extended 9.7 nm from Wreck 1487 and was up to 0.25 nm wide. Winds were from the southwest at 10-15 knots at the time of the image.



UNCERTAINTIES: None

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ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/atlantic/erma.html#/layers=1+44775&x=-69.96835193050075&y=40.131762229855546&z=11&panel=layer

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