. >> reporter: on this day he travels to minami souma city. before the disaster he was building a new boat there. planned to finish it by june. >> translator: the shipyard was over there beyond the grass. >> reporter: but the shipyard has been demolished. there is no trace of his boat. >> translator: i really wanted to see my new boat. looking at this, i can't help but cry. >> reporter: this port is about 40 kilometers from his town. he has been repairing his old boat and waiting for the day he can fish again. >> translator: this boat is the only possession i was able to save from the disaster. i want to turn on the engine, put it in gear, and speed off across the vast ocean. >> reporter: he doesn't know when he can return to the familiar stretch of ocean. his frustration is building. >> translator: please, give us back our ocean. i'm begging from the bottom of my heart. see, it looks like nothing happened. but because of the power plant we can't fish. if it had just been the earthquake and tsunami we would have already cleaned things up and w