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September Club Meeting - VTS Puget Sound
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Have you ever been concerned about vessel traffic while paddling through the sound? Did you know that Puget Sound has a Vessel Traffic System (VTS) run by the USCG that oversees the shipping lanes through the Strait of Juan de Fuca and into Seattle?
During our September Club meeting, we will hear from Michael Bove, USCG VTS Training on this incredible system.
The Vessel Traffic Center is located at Pier 36 in Seattle and monitors the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, and Puget Sound south as far as Olympia. Since 1979, the U.S. Coast Guard has worked cooperatively with the Canadian Coast Guard in managing vessel traffic in adjacent waters. Through the Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service (CVTS), two Canadian Vessel Traffic Centers work hand in hand with Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service. Prince Rupert MCTS (Marine Communications and Traffic Services) manages the area west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. North of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, through Haro Strait, to Vancouver, B.C. is managed by VICTORIA MCTS. The three Vessel Traffic Centers communicate via a computer link and dedicated telephone lines to advise each other of vessels passing between their respective zones.
https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/VTSPugetSound/
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