| Auxiliary Station Seward was officially established in 1999, the same year that the Seward Flotilla was chartered. The AUXSTA serves as a multi-flotilla center for Coast Guard Auxiliary operations on the southeast side of the Kenai Peninsula - from Aialik Bay to Day Harbor and south to the Seal Rocks. In the past AUXSTA Seward has relied on privately owned boats to undertake patrols and SAR missions.
Like all members of USCG Auxiliary, the owners of these boats, and the Auxiliarists operating them, are civilian volunteers who work regular jobs during the week. These volunteer lifesavers and their boats come to Seward from 4 flotillas -Seward, Anchorage, Mat-Su and Kenai- and have dedicated in excess of 4000 hours over the past 4 summers to meet the demanding challenges of safety patrols and SAR operations in Resurrection Bay and the surrounding waters. In addition, these Auxiliarists have performed 46 SAR cases involving 161 boaters and property valued at over 2.9 million dollars.
Operational Dates:
Weekends, Holidays, Salmon Derby WeeK
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