REPORT DATE: 03-25-2025
REPORT TIME: 1345 UTC
REGION: INTERNATIONAL WATERS
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: N/A
IMAGE DATE: 03-24-2025
IMAGE TIME: 2315 UTC
DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 
MODE: ScanSAR Narrow VV
RESOLUTION: 25 meter
LOCATION: 26°08'01" N/79°33'45" W
AREA: 3.23 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 segmented anomaly in two pieces spanned a length of about 4.5 nm, was 0.3 nm at its widest, and was thought to have resulted from ship pollution. The segments displayed a strong contrast against the surrounding ocean surface and terminated abruptly, suggesting that they were not naturally formed. Due to these characteristics, we had high confidence that the reported anomaly was caused by ship pollution. Winds came from the south at approximately 10 kt at the time the satellite image was captured.

UNCERTAINTIES: Because the anomalies were not directly connected to the source, there was ambiguity about their true origin. However, the linear orientation and motion of the suspected vessel supported our belief that it, having moved into international waters, could have caused the pollution event. Additionally, a false positive, thought to have been caused by ship wake, was located south of the reported anomaly.

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ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofamerica/erma.html#/layers=1+55159&x=-79.769995&y=26.1539215&z=11&panel=layer

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