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Chinese boat crew held in Japan on way home

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-09-13 10:44

ISHIGAKI, Japan - The 14 Chinese fishermen on board the trawler which had been kept off Ishigaki harbor in Okinawa since Tuesday's collision are on their way home, Xinhua reporter in the field had learned.

The Chinese fishing boat is inspected by Japan Coast Guard crew members after two Japanese Coast Guard patrol ships and the Chinese fishing boat collided in waters off the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, Sept 7, 2010.[Photo/Agencies]