The ship passed through the Far East and finally stopped at the port of Mombasa in East Africa.
With the telegraph from East Africa to Europe, Ernst learned the news of the successful rescue of Maximiliano I.
Amusingly, after figuring out in East Africa that it was Ernst who had sent someone to rescue him, Maximiliano I refused to return to Europe and insisted on staying in the East African colony.
He even sent a telegram instructing his son-in-law, whom he had never met, not to let the Habsburgs know his whereabouts.
Ernst dared not act on his own and informed Empress Dowager Sophie upon receiving the news of Maximiliano I's safety.
Long before Mexico announced the execution of Maximiliano I, European countries had received the news, and many royal leaders requested Juarez not to execute Maximiliano I.
