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Japan has ordered the release of the 14 Chinese fishermen detained by Japanese in disputed waters last Tuesday. But though the men are now free- the latest incident has none the less put added strain on the relationship between two countries that have not always seen eye to eye. BON’s Kelda Yuen has more.

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Now the disappearance of that sea ice will be welcomed by Chinese fishermen – many of whom have been confined to port for the past few weeks. But as we just heard, as the ice breaks up rogue blocks could cause another danger for those who make their living in the seas off China. And Just how dangerous that life can be was reinforced this week by the release of the official statistics for marine disasters in 2009.

The figures from China's top marine body – the State Oceanic Administration - were not all bad news. Its annual report - released this week - showed that direct economic losses caused by marine disasters in 2009 were lower than the average figure over the last twenty years. And in terms of the human cost the number of people reported either killed or missing due to such disasters was also below that average.

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