REPORT DATE: 07-20-2024
REPORT TIME: 2200 UTC
REGION: ATLANTIC
SUB REGION: MID ATLANTIC U.S.
AREA/BLOCK: NORTH ATLANTIC 7004
IMAGE DATE: 07-20-2024
IMAGE TIME: 1520 UTC
DATA SOURCE: LANDSAT9
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 30 meter
LOCATION: 40°06'02" N/69°55'03" W
AREA: 0.50 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: High
REPORT MAP/GIS FILES: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/products/ocean/marinepollution/
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. 
The anomaly was trailing to the southwest from Wreck 1487, and stood out from the surrounding water visible through the cloud cover. The possible oil measured approximately 3.5 nm long, and uniformly .1 nm wide as it only widened slightly with distance from the source. Winds at the time were about 7 knots from the south.

UNCERTAINTIES: Reported winds did not align with the trajectory of the possible oil, and coud cover obscured the full extent. Given the apparent source was Wreck 1487, a repeat leak source, confidence remains high for the reported possible oil.

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ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/atlantic/erma.html#/layers=1+54074&x=-69.934249&y=40.082795000000004&z=11&panel=layer

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