41.   But Howard refused to allow the ship to dock at Christmas Island, which is closer to Indonesia than the Australian mainland.

42.   But Prime Minister John Howard refused to allow the ship to dock at Christmas Island, which is closer to Indonesia than the Australian mainland.

43.   Cargo ship successfully docks with Mir after automatic docking system fails.

44.   Cargo ship successfully docks with Mir.

45.   Decisions about where and when the ship will dock or where the passengers will be taken have not been made, Varnai said.

46.   Earlier this year France seized three ships near its sub-Antarctic islands, and South Africa has refused to let poaching ships dock in Cape Town.

47.   First, officials in the Ivory Coast forced them back to sea after allowing the leaking ship to dock for repairs.

48.   It not immediately clear whether the ships would dock for refueling or depart the port immediately, the officials said.

49.   It was uncertain where the rescue ships would dock.

50.   Japan and the Philippines have also refused to let the ship dock at their ports, he said.