Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue - Station 37 Sooke

Trained crews stand ready to respond within minutes of being paged, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year search and rescue services on the vast area of ocean between Race Rocks and Nitinat Lake to help prevent the loss of life or injury.

Our Unit:

* Maintains a 24 hour a day, 365 days per year search and rescue readiness in the Sooke area.
* Responds to an average 40 calls per year.
* Promotes boating safety, including programs designed to increase water safety awareness
* Recruits volunteer search and rescue crews.
* Provides ongoing training to volunteers in search and rescue techniques, navigation safety, seamanship, communications, and first aid.


Stern of Spirit of SookeWe are a nonprofit organization and a registered charity made up of volunteer members.

Although the national Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary organization provides some funding for training and reimbursement for search and rescue missions, it does not provide capital funding for the rescue vessel upon which mariners in the Sooke area rely.

The rescue boat is paid for by the Juan De Fuca Marine Rescue Society, which draws on a range of funding sources such as individual donations and support from the municipalities which benefit from a local marine search and rescue service along with our own fundraising activates.