REPORT DATE: 01-06-2022
REPORT TIME: 0125 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: SHIP SHOAL   300
IMAGE DATE: 01-05-2022
IMAGE TIME: 2358 UTC
DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 
MODE: ScanSAR Narrow VV
RESOLUTION: 50 meter
LOCATION: 28°13'28" N/91°06'34" W
AREA: 16.36 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly extended about 5.0 NM long by around 1.5 NM wide at its widest point and had good contrast with its background. Additionally, a recent NRC report #1325952 coincided with the anomaly location. However, there was a lack of distinct features such as feathering or unnatural turns generally associated with oil spills on the water surface. Winds were out of the E at 10 KT at the time of the image. Considering the above factors, we have MED-HIGH confidence in this assessment.

UNCERTAINTIES: Numerous oil facilities exist in the vicinity of the anomaly rendering the source of the anomaly indeterminable.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+49387&x=-91.108115&y=28.226729499999998&z=11&panel=layer

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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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