Coast Guard Station Juneau has been at this location in the main harbor since 1978, when it was moved from Auke Bay. The station typically performs about 50 search and rescue cases annually, 50 escorts of High Capacity Passenger Vessels, and 300 law enforcement boardings, with 4 Response Boats, two each of the standard 25-foot RB-S and 45-foot RB-M vessels. The vessels seen in this photo are commonly termed "lighthouse tenders", though they have many other duties as well.

This photograph is © 2014 by Murray Lundberg, and is not to be copied without express permission.