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This map illustrates potential oil observed at the surface of the Pointe d'Esny reef, Republic of Mauritius as observed from TerraSAR-X imagery accquired on 10 August 2020. Following the incident of a bulk carrier 2 km east of Pointe d'Esny, at least 13 km2 of floating oil is potentially detected within the analyzed area of about 80 km2. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR - UNOSAT. Important Note: Oil spill analysis from radar images may overestimate the presence of floating oil due to backscattering properties of the radar signal.