The Vessel Traffic Center at Sector St. Petersburg is located in the Tampa Port Authority's Security Building in Tampa, FL. The VTS has the responsibility of coordinating vessel traffic movements in the busy ports of Tampa, Manatee, and St. Petersburg. VTS Tampa's area includes the entrance to Tampa Bay via Egmont and Mullet Key Channels, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Old Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay, and the waters surrounding MacDill Air Force Base.