The court reportedly ordered that the MV MAIA-I be seized for failing to pay around $23,500 in fuel charges to the Estonian firm Bunker Partner OU, according to the ANI news agency.
The Russian embassy requested an explanation from India’s Foreign Ministry, according to Anadolu.
“We have also asked the ministry to ensure the unconditional observance of the rights of the Russian shipowners and crew," it said.
The Russian Consulate General in Chennai is directly in control of the situation, it added.
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