According to Gujarat High Court legal documents, Justice Nilay V Anjaria ordered the release of the 27,600-dwt Crystal Gold (built 1986) after its owner, Chittagong-based Crystal Navigation, agreed to pay Cochin-based Oriental Exim Agency $10,063 as part of an out-of-court settlement.

The court ordered the arrest of the bulker on 5 November. Oriental Exim had claimed it was owed $11,500 for services provided to the vessel in the preceeding month.

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