rol in ija ' s ▁S lav ija — which ▁arrived ▁in ▁Dub rov nik ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October . ▁The ▁con voy ▁sa iled ▁from ▁R ije ka ▁and ▁made ▁several ▁port ▁calls , ▁growing ▁to ▁ 2 9 ▁vessels ▁as ▁it ▁approached ▁Dub rov nik . ▁The ▁con voy which ▁also ▁carried ▁the ▁EC MM ▁obser vers , ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁protest ers , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁St j ep an ▁M esi ć ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Cro atia ▁Fran jo ▁Greg uri ć was ▁initially ▁stopped ▁by ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁fr ig ate ▁J R M ▁Split ▁between ▁the ▁islands ▁of ▁Bra č ▁and ▁Š olta , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁by ▁Y ug oslav ▁pat rol ▁boats ▁off ▁Kor č ula ▁before ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Bo ats ▁Squadron ▁linked ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁fleet ▁and ▁esc orted ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Dub rov nik ▁in ▁Gru ž . ▁On ▁its ▁return , ▁the ▁ 7 0 0 - cap acity ▁S lav ija ▁ev acu ated ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Dub rov nik , ▁although ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁sail ▁to ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Kot or ▁first ▁for ▁ins pection ▁by ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁Navy . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 – 3 ▁December , ▁the ▁J NA ▁res umed ▁inf antry ▁weapons ▁fire ▁against ▁the ▁Old ▁Town , ▁followed ▁by ▁mort ar ▁fire ▁against ▁Fort