UN Satellite Analysis released on 19 August, show the extent of the oil pollution on 11 August, ... [+] validating the private sector satellite companies findings that used SAR analysis. UN satellites have now revealed 30 kilometers of shoreline along the coast of Mauritius have been heavily affected by the heavier engine fuel oil leaked from the Wakashio. Ursa Space System / IceyePollution in this location was first revealed by private space operators nine days ago. The lower sensitivity UN imagery came out on 19 August, eight days later, confirm Iceye’s initial findings about how rapidly the oil spill had been spreading. Latency matters9 August 2020: original deployment of oil protection boom outside Blue Bay Marine Park Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies.

Source: Forbes August 21, 2020 07:52 UTC