101.   Ferries leaving the port were not disrupted.

102.   The rebels were believed to have ordered the captain to leave the port to avoid a raid by Turkish security forces.

103.   The ship, the Korabi Dures, was authorised to leave the port late Saturday.

104.   Two other vessels owned by the Quiamco family were ordered not to leave port while inspections are carried out, a MARINA official said.

105.   Two rice-laden freighters left South Korean ports Tuesday, resuming an emergency food lifeline to relieve acute shortages in communist North Korea.

106.   Under Philippine laws, ferries must be inspected by the coast guard before they leave port because of incidents of overloading.

107.   Under the new law, every boat leaving port must have at least one Emirati or other Gulf Arab on board.

108.   Many had bribed Coast Guard officers to be allowed to leave port.

109.   Most ships had left port ahead of the cyclone fearing that it would damage the quays in case it hit Mauritius.

110.   Officials here confirmed the vessels were part of the state of alert, although at least one of them was ordered to leave port before the coup began.