Originally Posted by mm43
Kerosene disperses and evaporates fairly quickly, but with the quantities involved it could have persisted for 48 hours or more. Heavier marine diesel and bunker fuels hang around for a lot longer, and the radar image didn't represent the typical signature made by either gland leakage or deliberate overboard discharge from a ship.
I know that is has been said that the pollution spot was only imaged once (and therefore there is no tracking history available). However, does anyone know if the absence of a second image is simply a matter of orbit geometry, light angle, etc. or could the lack of a second image mean that the spot had evaporated by the time of the next imaging opportunity? If the latter, then it would support the possibility of kerosene.