Egyptian Flagship Vessel Arrested at Paradip Port on Orders of Orissa High Court

Paradip: On orders of the Orissa High Court, a bulk carrier vessel, sailing under the flagship of Egypt was arrested at the Paradip Port.

Acting on the order of the High Court, the Paradip Port Authority (PPA) along with the local police detained the cargo vessel over some monetary dispute.

According to sources, the Egyptian flagship vessel named ‘MV Wadi Albostan’ had arrived at Paradip on August 6. Initial reports suggest that the vessel had come from Bangladesh and was supposed to go to China with 55, 000 metric tons of iron ore.

The court has directed the vessel to be arrested until further orders.

As per reports, the vessel has been detained at Paradip port due to a financial dispute between a German company and the vessel owner regarding the delivery of low-sulphur marine gas oil. The German company claiming around Rs 4 crore from the ship owner approached the Orissa High Court. The Orissa High Court ordered the detention of the bulk carrier and appointed Kujang sub-judge as Marshal to execute the issued warrant of detention.

The Kujang sub-judge acting as Marshal along with the local police authority and Paradip marine police arrested the vessel, preventing it from leaving the Paradip port.