Takehara (JPTHR)

Summer.

Takehara Ko is located at the mouth of Hon Kawa, an open harbour lying 2.5nm NE of Taroga Hana.

LOA 235m, beam38m, draught 13.9m, 95,691DWT.

There is an anchorage for large vessels in depths from 15.0-17.0m, approx 0.3nm SW of the breakwater. Outer anchorage may be obtained about 0.3nm SW of Myojin-no-hato Breakwater Head Light (34°19.6'N 132°54.00'E) in a depth of about 17m. There are fish havens in this vicinity. Vessels of about 10,000DWT, working timber, sometimes use an anchorage berth about 0.8nm SW of breakwater light, in depths of about 22m in good holding of sand and shell, however this berth may be subject to tidal streams of up to 2kn and a counter current may be experienced. A fish haven and submarine cable lie in the vicinity.

A breakwater extends 0.275nm NE from the point situated 1.25nm NE of Tatoga Hana. A breakwater extends 300m ESE from the W side of the mouth of Hon Kawa, a light is exhibited on the head of the breakwater.

BA1323. Admiralty Pilot NP42B. Japanese Charts W141, W103, W1261

The S harbour limit of Takehara Ko is a line extending from Taroga hana to the NW point of Aba Shima, then 1.75nm ENE to the shore.