The vessel left General Santos City in the southern island of Mindanao Saturday morning bound for Iloilo City in the central Philippines.

九号渡轮与周六上午从棉兰老岛南岛桑托斯将军市出发前往位于菲律宾中部的怡朗市。

Japanese prosecutors in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa made clear that the escalating political tensions were a major factor in letting Mr Zhan go.

日本南部冲绳县的检察厅明确表示，不断升级的政治紧张，是决定释放詹其雄的一大因素。