Beijing, Rabi'I 24, 1434, Feb 5, 2013, SPA - The Japanese coast guard released a Chinese fishing boat and its 13-member crew after detaining them for a day, Chinese consular officials said. The official Xinhua News Agency, quoting the Chinese consulate in Fukuoda, reported the fishing boat Qiong Yang PU and its skipper and crew were detained last Saturday near Okinawa prefecture and were released Sunday. The boat had been detained for alleged unauthorized coral fishing in the Japanese exclusive economic zone near the waters of Okinawa. The release came after the Chinese consulate paid their bail, the report was quoted as saying by the United Press International (UPI). --SPA 12:04 LOCAL TIME 09:04 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1075374