2012.4-2013.3 Yearbook of NILIM
Research Summary
Coastal, Marine and Disaster Prevention Department
| Reference Number | Y120803 |
| Title | Study on Countermeasures for Drifts by Tsunami and Storm Surge |
| Start-End Date | 2011.4-2013.3 |
| Division | Coastal Disaster Prevention Division |
| Author | Senior Researcher, Kentaro KUMAGAI Head, Tadashi ASAI |
| Summary | The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku earthquake tsunami hit coasts of Japan including several container ports. A survey was conducted because the information of cargo container debris is meaningful to mitigate tsunami damage. It is found that 3,294 cargo containers were lost from ports due to the Tohoku tsunami. |