If you go to the website for tracking marine vessels (http://vtslite.siitech.com/VTSLite/AView.aspx ) you can see the vessels currently in the waters around Race Rocks. Today I checked and at one time noted the four vessels indicated on the chart below.
Today the wind is blowing from the north-east at 5o Km ph.
I took a picture from Camera1 of the tanker Pacific Endeavor just south of Race Rocks :
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- From Camera 1 on the top of the tower
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- Note how close the tanker is to Rosedale reef, just off Race Rocks
With the projected increase in traffic of tankers in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the risk of an oil spill doubles.See this recent government report on Risk Analysis.