111.   Panicking Albanians also tried to board another Italian ferry, the Annamaria Lauro, but the skipper ordered the vessel to leave the port immediately.

112.   Port authorities said one ship left the port on Tuesday afternoon but there had been no movement since.

113.   The authorities would also check the seaworthiness of ferries and other seagoing vessels every time they leave port, he added.

114.   The captain of one of these boats told AFP he had to wait seven hours before he received permission to enter and leave the port.

115.   The French naval troops then jammed the wheelhouse and motor before returning to the Dupleix, which then left port.

116.   The dispute now hinges on a ruling by a commercial court on whether to lift an injunction stopping the ship from leaving port.