The newly established cetacean desk pilot program, aimed at preventing whale disturbances in the Salish Sea, is located in the Coast Guard’s Puget Sound Vessel Traffic System office in Seattle, ...

The desk, hosted by Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Services, also can take whale sighting reports from Vessel Traffic Services users by phone at (206) 217-ORCA (x6722) or Puget Sound VTS designated ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is embarking on one of its most unique missions yet in Puget Sound: a pilot program to alert vessels of whale sightings.

SEATTLE — The list of traffic alerts for commuters on Washington State Ferries (WSF) shows limited service on multiple routes for two reasons: vessel and crew shortages. "They need both," WSF ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is embarking on one of its most unique missions yet in Puget Sound: a pilot program to alert vessels of whale sightings.

People who spot whales can download one of two apps that will feed into the Coast Guard’s Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service. Mariners can use radio frequencies and a phone tip line when they ...

To keep whales safe, Coast Guard launches boat alert system in Seattle. ... a pilot program to alert vessels of whale sightings. MANUEL VALDES. ASSOCIATED PRESS. February 21, 2024.

SEATTLE (AP) — Photographer Matt McDonald had lived on Puget Sound for years, but had never seen a whale, so he was elated when he spotted a giant marine mammal just off Seattle’s waterfront ...

SEATTLE — Photographer Matt McDonald had lived on Puget Sound for years, but had never seen a whale, so he was elated when he spotted a giant marine mammal just off Seattle's waterfront one ...

FILE - An orca swims past a recreational boat sailing just offshore in the Salish Sea in the San Juan Islands, Wash., July 31, 2015. The U.S. Coast Guard is embarking on one of its most unique ...