When the Port of Sitka was part of Russia, it was a busy seaport. Richard Henry Dana Jr. mentioned in several times in his popular 1834 Two Years before the Mast. Today, the Port of Sitka is the United States' sixth largest port for the value of annual seafood harvest. The Port of Sitka is the largest harbor in Alaska, offering almost 1350 permanent slips.
The City operates five boat harbors that make up the Port of Sitka: Crescent Harbor, ANB Harbor, Sealing Cove Harbor, Eliason Harbor, and Thomsen Harbor. A moorage area in the Port of Sitka (City Wall) can accommodate vessels up to 91.4 meters (300 feet) in length. The Port of Sitka also offers a hoist that can lift up to 1500 pounds.
Many commercial fishing, recreational, and charter vessels moor in the Port of Sitka harbors year round. In the summer, large yachts arrive. The Port of Sitka is within walking distance of downtown as well as a marine supply store, a grocery, several restaurants. Visitors will find restrooms and showers available at Eliason Harbor.
About 274 meters (900 feet) northwest of the O'Connell Bridge, the City of Sitka ANB Harbor Floats provide mooring for commercial and recreational vessels in the Port of Sitka. Owned by the State of Alaska and operated by the City of Sitka, the Port of Sitka's ANB Harbor Floats offer alongside depth of 4.6 meters (15 feet) MLLW.
Also owned by the State and operated by the City, the Port of Sitka Crescent Harbor Floats provides mooring for commercial and recreational vessels and provide landing for excursion vessels. Located less than a half mile (or .6 kilometers) from the O'Connell Bridge, the Crescent Harbor Floats offer alongside depth of 5.8 meters (19 feet) MLLW.
The City of Sitka owns and operates the New Thomsen Harbor Floats that provide mooring for commercial and recreational vessels. These Port of Sitka Floats are located about 1.3 kilometers (.8 miles) northwest of O'Connell Bridge. Float 4 is 122-by-2.4 meters (400-by-8 feet) with 15.2-meter (50-foot) stalls, while Float 5 is 122-by-3.7 meters (400-by-8 feet) with 9.8-meter (32-foot) stalls. Alongside depth at the floats is 8.2 meters (27 feet) MLLW.
Located about one kilometer (.7 miles) northwest of O'Connell Bridge, the Port of Sitka's Old Thomsen Harbor Floats are owned by the State and operated by the Port of Sitka. Providing mooring for commercial and recreational vessels, Float D is 80-by-1.8 meters (262.5-by-6 feet) with 7-meter (23-foot) stalls. Float E is 72.4-by-1.8 meters (237.5-by-6 feet), also with 7-meter (23-foot) stalls. These Port of Sitka floats have alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) MLLW.
The Sealing Cove Harbor Floats are owned by the State of Alaska and operated by the Port of Sitka. Providing mooring for commercial and recreational vessels, the Port of Sitka Sealing Cove Harbor Floats are located on the southeast side of Japonski Island. Both floats have alongside depth of 3 meters (10 feet) MLLW and 9.1-meter (30-foot) stalls. Float D is 122-by-2.4 meters (400-by-8 feet), and Float E is 105-by-2.4 meters (344-by-8 feet).
The City owns and operates the Port of Sitka's City Dock. The wharf is used for handling equipment and supplies to and from fishing vessels and for the occasional mooring of cruise ships and excursion craft. Located in Sitka Harbor about 0.8 kilometers (.5 miles) northwest of O'Connell Bridge, the Port of Sitka City Dock offers berthing distance of 106.7 meters (350 feet) with alongside depth of 11.3 meters (37 feet) MLLW.
The State of Alaska owns and operates the Port of Sitka Ferry Terminal Dock used for landing passengers and vehicles. Located about 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) north of O'Connell Bridge and Halibut Point, the Port of Sitka Ferry Terminal Dock has a terminal building and paved parking area for use of travelers. The Ferry Terminal Dock has 140.2 meters (460 feet) of berthing space with alongside depth of 9.1 meters (30 feet) MLLW.
The Port of Sitka Seaplane Float provides landing for seaplanes about one-half kilometer (.3 miles) northwest of the O'Connell Bridge. The State of Alaska owns the seaplane float, but the Port of Sitka operates it. The Seaplane Float offers berthing distance of 122 meters (400 feet) with alongside depth of 1.2 meters (4 feet) MLLW.
Alaska Marine Lines owns and operates the Port of Sitka Wharf. The wharf is used for handling containerized and roll-on/roll-off general cargo. There is an open unpaved storage area at the rear of this Port of Sitka wharf with capacity for about 500 containers. The wharf offers berthing distance of 42.7 meters (140 feet) with alongside depth of 3 meters (10 feet) MLLW.
Fisherman's Quay, Inc. owns and operates the Fisherman's Quay at the Port of Sitka Wharf. Receiving fish and mooring small craft and fishing boats, this Port of Sitka wharf is less than a half-kilometer (.4 miles) northwest of the O'Connell Bridge. It offers berthing distance of 33.5 meters (110 feet) with alongside depth of 4.6 meters (15 feet) MLLW.
The Seafood Producers Cooperative owns and operates a dock at the Port of Sitka Wharf to receive and ship seafood and to ice fishing vessels. Located about 0.8 kilometers (0.5 miles) northwest of O'Connell Bridge, there is berthing distance of 84.7 meters (278 feet) with alongside depth of 4.9 meters (16 feet) MLLW.
Also operating from the Port of Sitka Wharf is Sitka Sound Seafoods, a division of North Pacific Processors, Inc. Their dock is used to receive seafood and to moor and ice fishing boats. Located about 427 meters (1400 feet) northwest of O'Connell Bridge, the Sitka Sound Seafoods dock offers berthing distance of 36.6 meters (120 feet) with alongside depth of 9.1 meters (36 feet) MLLW.
Harbor Enterprises, Inc. owns and operates Petro Marine Services at the Port of Sitka North Plant Floats. Used to receive petroleum products and fuel vessels, the wharf also occasionally moors cruise ships and excursion craft. Located about one kilometer (0.6 miles) northwest of O'Connell Bridge, this Port of Sitka wharf is connected by four 4-inch pipelines to 21 steel storage tanks with capacity for 20 thousand barrels. The dock has berthing distance of 18.3 meters (60 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) MLLW.
Harbor Enterprises, Inc. also owns and operates Petro Marine Services at the Port of Sitka South Plant Wharf and Float. Receiving petroleum products and fueling vessels, this Port of Sitka service is located on the northwest side of O'Connell Bridge in Sitka Harbor. The dock offers berthing distance of 45.7 meters (150 feet) with alongside depth of 6.1 meters (20 feet) MLLW.
Tyee Maritime, Inc. operates a service for mooring towboats at the Port of Sitka Float. Located on the northeast shore of Jamestown Bay on Baranof Island, the Tyee Maritime dock has berthing distance of 21.3 meters (70 feet) with alongside depth of 5.2 meters (17 feet) MLLW.
Located at Sitka Sound almost 9 kilometers (5.5 miles) north of O'Connell Bridge and Halibut Point, Allen Marine operates the Starrigaven Bay Mooring in the Port of Sitka. Barges and vessels awaiting repair are moored at a mooring buoy or along the beach by cables that extend to shore anchors. At the rear of the mooring is an 800-ton side-haul marine railway. Berthing distance is 76.2 meters (250 feet) with alongside depth of 2.1 meters (7 feet) MLLW.
Allen Marine's Jamestown Bay Dock is located on the northwest shore of Jamestown Bay on Baranof Island. This Port of Sitka wharf is used for mooring and repairing company vessels, barges, water taxis, and sightseeing vessels. The dock is equipped with two mobile vertical boat lifts. Berthing distance at the Port of Sitka's Jamestown Bay Dock is 30.5 meters (100 feet) with alongside depth of 4.6 meters (15 feet) MLLW.
Halibut Point Marine operates at the Port of Sitka Dock located about 7.6 kilometers (4.7 miles) north of O'Connell Bridge and Halibut Point. Used for mooring vessels for repair, the dock has about three acres of unpaved area at the rear for storing and repairing boats. Halibut Point Marine has 61 meters (200 feet) of berthing space with alongside depth of 3 meters (10 feet) MLLW.
Samson Tug and Barge Company operates at the Port of Sitka Dock located about 9.2 kilometers (5.7 miles) north of O'Connell Bridge and Halibut Point. The dock receives and ships containerized general cargo and moors company-owned towboats and barges. There is about an acre of open unpaved storage at the rear of this Port of Sitka dock that includes 36 outlets for refrigerated containers. The dock has 91.4 meters (300 feet) of berthing space with alongside depth of 19.8 meters (65 feet) MLLW.
The United States Coast Guard uses the Port of Sitka Wharf located on the southeast shore of Japonski Island about 366 meters (1200 feet) northwest of O'Connell Bridge for mooring small craft and U.S. Coast Guard vessels. The dock has berthing distance of 86.3 meters (283 feet) with alongside depth of 12.8 meters (42 feet) MLLW.
About 150 meters (500 feet) northwest of O'Connell Bridge, the United States Forest Service operates at the Port of Sitka Float an area for mooring their small craft. The Forest Service dock has berthing distance of 42.7 meters (140 feet) with alongside depth of 4.3 meters (14 feet) MLLW.
Four docks that are not currently in use are owned by the City and Borough of Sitka. Located on the west shore of Sawmill Cove in the Port of Sitka, these docks are associated with the Sawmill Cove Industrial Park and include the Sitka Chemical Dock, the Sitka Pulp Dock, the Sitka Wood Chip Wharf, and the Sitka Oil Dock.
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