11.   Officials in Libreville, Gabon, had previously refused to allow the boat to dock for the same reason.

12.   The boat docked at the Chinese port of Mawei, near the city of Fuzhou.

13.   The two boats docked next to Swedish leader EF Language, which has already been hauled onto land for routine repairs after arriving in South Africa on Tuesday morning.

14.   They have been denied permission to disembark wherever the boat has docked.

15.   Until recent years, boats docked wherever they pleased, moving to a different spot only if directed by the water management agency.

16.   When the boat docked, one extra passenger disembarked.

17.   However, a human chain would be formed Friday between the Iena bridge, where the boat should have docked, and the Elysee palace to present the signatures.

18.   But, according to the Italian press, not only was the boat docked but the gangplank was lowered allowing easy access.