Migrants aboard a charity rescue ship celebrated after receiving permission on Saturday to sail to the Italian island of Lampedusa.
The Norwegian-flagged ship is operated by humanitarian groups Doctors Without Borders and SOS Mediterranee.
The vessel was carrying 82 migrants on board that were rescued in early September.
The humanitarian groups said they were relieved by the news that the Italian authorities would allow the vessel to disembark. The vessel had appealed for days to be allowed into a port safely.
Last month charity ship Open Arms spent nearly three weeks at sea before disembarking at Lampedusa. The captain said that the conditions on the ship were deteriorating.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte recently formed a new coalition with centre-left Democrats who would like a more humane policy on charity ships.
Matteo Salvini's far-right La Liga party, which was part of a previous coalition with the Five Star Movement, had prevented rescue ships from entering Italian waters.
Read more: Ocean Viking: Sea change as Italy allows migrant rescue ship to dock
More No Comment
Rollerblading police unit established in Pakistani port of Karachi
Musicians play as Myanmar coup protests continue
Wild Aussie sheep loses 35 kilos at the baaa-bers
Ecuador prison riots: Number of inmates dead in rises to 79
Police block the path of anti-coup protesters in Mandalay, Myanmar
Robots used to pour and deliver beers in Seville bars during pandemic
Rome entertainment workers protest against coronavirus restrictions
Youth-led protest gets musical as it kicks off in downtown Yangon
Shanghai holds mobile industry trade show amid COVID-19 restrictions
Firefighters free dog that got itself trapped between rocks in Spain
NASA releases first high-speed video of a spacecraft landing on Mars
Georgian police arrest opposition leader Nika Melia after storming HQ
Children return to primary schools and nurseries in parts of Germany
Yemenis displaced as push to capture city of Marib continues
Thousands march in Myanmar's capital as military warns protesters