Oil Slick
Thanks MM43.
This slick is about 1 knot south of the first possible sighting of A447 debris by a merchant ship on June 5 (which corresponds to the 1 knot north movement of the debris field stated from 7th June). Given a slow release of fuel into the ocean from the tanks, and a 30m resolution, one wonders if some of the black spots in this slick (appear to be darker than the background 'noise') taken 30 hrs after the event are the first photos of debris of AF447? I cant see why the group have rejected this postulate in their report.
regards
Ian
PS. This is a radar image - the darker areas are smoother than lighter areas.
Last edited by FluidFlow; 12th Aug 2010 at 09:16.
Reason: clarification of colour