Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound

Established: 1852
Base Type: Coast Guard

About

The Coast Guard 13th District is the gateway to the North Pacific and Alaska. D13’s Area of Responsibility encompasses four states and the entire Pacific Northwest coast.

The Coast Guard first established its presence in the Pacific Northwest with the construction and operation of 16 lighthouses along the coast built between 1852 and 1858. The presence was reaffirmed in 1854 with the entry of the Revenue Cutter Jefferson Davis to Puget Sound. Today, D13’s headquarters is located in Seattle with three Sector offices managing operations in their respective areas – Puget Sound, Columbia River and North Bend.

The men and women of D13 conduct a vast array of daily operations in support of the Coast Guard’s statutory missions. Our crews can be found conducting search and rescue, patrolling coast, sound and North Pacific to enforce safety and fisheries regulations, conducting safety and compliance inspections and exams on commercial vessels and waterfront facilities and protecting our nation’s strategic defense and critical infrastructure.

D13 is home to the largest domestic ferry system moving 24 million passengers, 11 million vehicles annual across 10 routes, the 3rd largest domestic port and the 3rd largest cruise ship industry in U.S.

D13 is made up of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. More than 3,000 active duty and reserve members, Coast Guard Auxiliarists, and civilian employees are stationed in the Northwest.

Directions

From the north on I-5

• Take exit 164 toward I-90 E/Bellevue/Spokane
  Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-5 S/Portland/Tacoma
  Keep right at the fork, follow signs for 4th Ave S and merge onto I-90 W
  Take the left exit toward 4th Ave S
  Turn right at 4th Ave S
  Slight right onto the ramp to Edgar Martinez Dr S
  Turn right at Edgar Martinez Dr S
  Continue on S Atlantic St
  Turn right at Colorado Ave S.
  Note, the street sign for Colorado has an arrow pointing left – go right instead, up and over the viaduct. There is a small green sign indicating the correct direction for Terminal 46, E. Marginal Way S., U.S. Coast Guard.
  Proceed over the overpass, taking a left onto Alaskan Way S
  Turn right at S Massachusetts St

From the south on I-5

• Take exit 164B for 4th Ave S
  Turn right at 4th Ave S
  Slight right onto the ramp to Edgar Martinez Dr S
  Turn right at Edgar Martinez Dr S
  Continue on S Atlantic St
  Turn right at Colorado Ave S.
  Note, the street sign for Colorado has an arrow pointing left – go right instead, up and over the viaduct. There is a small green sign indicating the correct direction for Terminal 46, E. Marginal Way S., U.S. Coast Guard.
  Proceed over the overpass, taking a left onto Alaskan Way S
  Turn right at S Massachusetts St

From I-90

• Take the exit toward 4th Ave S
  Turn right at 4th Ave S
  Slight right onto the ramp to Edgar Martinez Dr S
  Turn right at Edgar Martinez Dr S
  Continue on S Atlantic St
  Turn right at Colorado Ave S.
  Note, the street sign for Colorado has an arrow pointing left – go right instead, up and over the viaduct. There is a small green sign indicating the correct direction for Terminal 46, E. Marginal Way S., U.S. Coast Guard.
  Proceed over the overpass, taking a left onto Alaskan Way S
  Turn right at S Massachusetts St

Quick Reference

Vessel Documentation
(800) 799-8362

Inclement Weather Hotline
(800) 982-8813 X7015

24 Hour Emergency Response
(206) 217-6001

Pacific Area Staff Chaplain
(510) 437-3067

Pacific Area Staff Deployable Specialized Forces
(510) 437-3012

Base Surroundings

Seattle Space Needle
400 Broad St, Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 905-2100

Chihuly Garden and Glass
305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 753-4940

Pike Place Market
Seattle, Washington

Museum of Pop Culture
325 5th Ave N,
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 770-2700

Gum Wall
1428 Post Alley,
Seattle, WA 98101

Museum of Flight
4097, 9404 E Marginal Way S,
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 764-5700

Seattle Aquarium
1483 Alaskan Way,
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 386-4300