In August 2011, 176 kilometers off the coast of Scotland, the Gannet F oil platform suffered an accident resulting in an oil spill. During the leak, the platform released 200 metric tonnes of oil into the surrounding body of water. Even days following the event, relief efforts still remained unsuccessful. Six days later, the UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency requested satellite support from the EMSA. Nine high-resolution radar images and eight high-resolution optical images were sent on the same day of the request. Five days later on August 21, the leak had been contained, and monitoring had been shut down only three days after this.
