Exact Slip · Exact Slip Published
Hope — Alaska Coastal Explorer
Official general boarding info lists Hope at F-47.
5:30 AM Morning Dispatch Protocol
3-Stage Check-In, Boarding Float & Berth
Float F, Slip 47 (General FAQ boarding point)
Float F via North-Central Gangway and G-Float Spine
Float F · Slip 47
Berth Verification & Research Note
Location conflict flagged: Half-day salmon trip page mentions E-42. Displaying F-47 as primary berth for the Hope and holding E-42 for operator confirmation.
Other half-day trip page conflicts at E-42
Float F Shore-to-Slip Orientation
Parking Lot, Gangway Ramp & Shuttle Access
Center Parking Lot or North Lot (south end)
Mid-Basin Gangway via G-Float Spine
4 min walk
Harbormaster / Breeze Inn Stop
16-Column Seward Vessel Research Record
Technical Specifications & Berth Provenance
- Research Vessel ID
- VES-001
- Vessel Name
- Hope
- Published Vessel Name
- Hope
- Operator / Charter Company
- Alaska Coastal Explorer
- Length (ft)
- Not published
- Vessel Type / Hull
- Not published
- Published Max Passengers
- Not published
- Departure Port / Point
- Seward
- Dock / Float
- F
- Slip Number
- 47
- Position Precision
- Exact published slip
- Published Evidence
- Operator-published
- 2026 Berth Verification
- Not independently verified by harbor
- Map Marker Readiness
- Geometry + harbor confirmation needed
- Research Checked Date
- 2026-11-02
- Evidence Source
- 2025 City Charter License (808-757-4090) & operator FAQ (Book a Seward Charter)
Operator Master Directory Profile
Alaska Coastal Explorer
- Service Classification:
- Fishing / mixed
- 2026 Operation Status:
- Operator / directory evidence found (not 2026 license verified)
- Published Phone:
- 808-757-4090
- Mailing Address:
- P.O. Box 3351, Seward, AK 99664
- City License Activity Description:
- “Fishing site seeing”
2025 City of Seward charter license holder. Official FAQ/contact lists F-47 for Hope.
Seward Harbor Rule Advisory (City Code § 10.05.025)
Published slip assignments reflect operator boarding instructions and public records, not a guarantee of where a vessel is tied up on a given morning. City of Seward harbor rules allow berth reassignment; always confirm your morning check-in point with your captain.