Peru declares national emergency following 6000 barrels oil spill

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 18 January 2022 at 15:26:41 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 19 January 2022 at 15:08:46 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Marine environment, pollution, water colour, water quality, oil spill, oil and gas, natural reserve, biodiversity, Peru, Pacific Ocean
Fig. 1 - S2 (18.01.2022) - Repsol's La Pampilla refinery in Peru caused a ~6000-barrel spill off the coast of Lima, on 15 January 2022.
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Over 18 000 km² have been affected, including Perscadores islands and Ancón Reserved Zone, home to hundreds of endemic marine species including soles, shellfish, penguins or sea lions.
Fig. 2 - S2 (18.01.2022) - The spill has been called by the Peruvian Foreign Ministry "the worst ecological disaster that has happened in Lima".
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Using SWIR bands, the oil takes brown colours where it it thicker. It's been said two years will be required to clean up.
Fig. 3 - S2 (18.01.2022) - Repsol has claimed the accident was due to the absence of warnings of the incoming Tonga tsunami by the Peruvian authorities.
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Fig. 4 - S3 OLCI (19.01.2022) - Waves between 1 and 2 meters high reached the Pacific coast in Japan, Alaska, Chile, killing two Peruvian 1000 km NW of Lima.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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