The North Sea: Oil Slick between the Netherlands and the UK. ERS-2 SAR Precision Image generated from ERS-2 data acquired by the Tromsø Satellite Station in Norway on 28th August, 2001 over the North Sea.
It shows a long oil slick occurred between the UK and The Netherlands. A thinner oil slick, to the right, can also be detected together with the ship that has probably caused it.
ERS-2 gyro-less operations ensured by the joint ESA/European industry efforts continue supporting a wide range of environmental applications through the provision of routinely and timely available ERS-2 SAR products of good quality.