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Inside Passage Vessel Traffic: A Live Guide

Cruise ships, ferries, tugs and fishing boats thread the same protected waterway. Here's how to watch it live.

The Inside Passage runs from Puget Sound through British Columbia to Southeast Alaska — a thousand-mile protected corridor used by everything from kayaks to 1,000-foot cruise ships.

Who uses it

Summer brings the cruise fleet north to Ketchikan, Juneau and Sitka; year-round it carries the Alaska Marine Highway ferries, tug-and-barge freight, and the fishing fleet.

Watch the corridors

See vessels on the classic legs: Seattle–Ketchikan, Ketchikan–Juneau, and Juneau–Sitka — or the whole Southeast Alaska region live.

Reception reality

Fjord walls block VHF, so shore coverage is strongest along open corridors — see honest live coverage at /coverage. Get API access to query it.


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