Located on Kaien Island, Prince Rupert is known as The City of Rainbows. Its sheltered harbour is the deepest ice-free natural harbour in North America and the third deepest natural harbour in the world. The harbour is primarily by the shelter of Digby Island, and also includes Tuck Inlet, Morse Basin, Wainwright Basin, Porpoise Harbour, as well as part of Chatham Sound which takes in Ridley Island. Our harbour is also the northwestern most port in North America linked to a railway network.
Prince Rupert became the first west coast port to join the Green Marine environmental program in 2010.
For more information on our harbour, weather reports, and tide tables, see links below:
Marine Weather - Pacific North Coast
Marine Weather - Dixon Enterance East
Please see below for links to several marine-related authorities and associations, as well as resources to guide you in enjoying the Northwest Coast:
Canadian Coast Guard - Pacific Region
Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue
Department of Fisheries and Oceans - Pacific Region
Canadian Border Services Agency
Sport Fishing Institute of British Columbia
Emergency Information
Prince Rupert Coast Guard Radio Marine Channel 16
Joint Rescue Co-Ordination Centre 1-800-567-5111
