Summary
HACHINOHE
SUMMARY
The conclusion reached in this study is that the port of Hachinohe is not a typhoon haven for U. S. Navy ships, primarily because of the lack of shelter from potentially damaging winds.
Although a sortie should be the first option considered in a typhoon threat situation, cognizant authorities may choose to allow fuel barges moored to the fuel piers adjacent to the mouth of the Niida River to remain at the port. The low profile of the barge hull and their more protected location near the mouth of the Niida River would subject them to less severe effects from the wind. Also, the slow speed capability of the tug/barge combinations would severely reduce reasonable evasion options if a sortie was not initiated early in the decision process.
Source: http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/port_studies/thh-nc/japan/hachinoh/text/summary.htm
