This evening as I write this, 6 cargo ships (bulk carriers and container ships), a ferry and a cruise ship are all underway around Race Rocks Ecological Reserve and out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. (as viewed on http://ais3.siitech.com/VTSLite/AView.aspx.) The wind is from the West at 50 km/hr. The total length of these outbound vessels if they were placed end to end is 1861 metres (1.861 kilometres or 6,105 feet which is 1.156 miles. )
Ships within 4 km of Race Rocks Ecological Reserve at 8:00 pm on June 6
There is also this 186 metre inbound ship called the Ocean Hawk , And this is how close they get to Race Rocks: 
You can see other posts about our concern for the oil spill threat in the Race Rocks Ecological reserve here: https://www.racerocks.ca/category/ecology/oil-spill-risk/
On this page we profile Marine Vessel Traffic Images which show how close they are to the Animals of Race Rocks
Click on the photos below by Courtney Edwards-taken from Race Rocks :
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- The Global Trinity with Mount Baker in background
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- Singapore Express and Olympic Mountains in background
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- The Atlantic Bridge and the Singapore Express in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
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- The Atlantic Bridge
