Marking the one year anniversary of the Japan earthquake and tsunami, Operation Blessing presented 10 new, custom-made boats—built in Maine and sponsored by SAP Solidarity Fund—to Japanese fishermen whose livelihoods were devastated by the disaster. Help disaster victims now.
Click to watch NBC’s Nightly News coverage of this special ceremony
Boat presentation ceremony photo gallery
An additional 10 boats have been commissioned from Maine. In the coming months, OBI hopes to continue its boat donation program and has found a manufacturer in China to produce a 23-foot fishing boat similar to a model favored by local Japanese fishermen. Read more
