The vessels docked in Piraeus.
The two vessels docked together shortly thereafter as Captain Archer received his guests and unknowingly allowed a Suliban to come aboard.
The Russian defence minister was more circumspect, saying only that the naval vessels had docked in Tartus "to replenish their supplies."
The larger vessels that fed the people and industries of Kostroma City generally docked during daylight hours, but loading and unloading proceeded around the clock.
There were a couple dozen other vessels docked there, as well.
The stampede occurred as thousands of people pushed forward when the vessel docked after a delay of several hours.
One vessel reportedly docked at Philadelphia with 49,000 pounds of gunpowder.
Two vessels docked in Valletta, Malta bringing 3,200 workers, mostly Chinese.
The vessels docked in Greece in preparation for the journey to Gaza.
In San Maarten, cruise agencies redirected ships to avoid the storm and secured vessels docked at port.