The 8,700-dwt Sevastopol (built 2001) left its anchorage off Mumbai on Tuesday and was finally tracked down by the coast guard ship Agrim 204km offshore.

The Russian-flagged vessel, operated by Gudzon Shipping of Vladivostok, was the subject of an arrest order by Madras high court in a commercial dispute with NTC Logistics, the Times of India reported.

The coast guard said the vessel was heading to UAE.

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