REPORT DATE: 06-15-2025
REPORT TIME: 1450 UTC
REGION: GULF OF AMERICA
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: MISSISSIPPI CANYON 82
IMAGE DATE: 06-15-2025
IMAGE TIME: 1145 UTC
DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 
MODE: ScanSAR Narrow VV
RESOLUTION: 25 meter
LOCATION: 28°56'02" N/88°06'23" W
AREA: 4.28 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: Medium
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. This oil slick showed strong contrast against the ocean background. The surface wind at the imagery sensing time was about 5 knots from the south. The oil slick elongated along the wind. The size of the slick was about 6.06 nmi long and 0.62 at its widest. 

UNCERTAINTIES: The leak source was not able to identified. Natural seep was close by but seemed not connected. Therefore the confidence was medium. 

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ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofamerica/erma.html#/layers=1+55893&x=-88.10728850000001&y=28.906758500000002&z=11&panel=layer

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