{
  "id": 910065,
  "title": "Bombay HC Orders Urgent Discharge Of LPG Cargo From Arrested Vessel At Jaigarh Port Over Safety Risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/bombay-hc-orders-urgent-discharge-of-lpg-cargo-from-arrested-vessel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bombay-hc-orders-urgent-discharge-of-lpg-cargo-from-arrested-vessel-at-jaigarh-port-over-safety-risks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bombay High Court has ordered the urgent discharge of 1,880.26 metric tonnes of highly inflammable LPG cargo from an arrested vessel at Jaigarh Port, Ratnagiri, due to identified safety risks. The vessel, LPG Amir Gas, was arrested in April in a commercial admiralty dispute and an earlier order had restrained the discharge of its cargo. However, after an inspection revealed critical defects including non-functional cooling pumps and firefighting systems, the court ruled that any party depositing AED 34,78,481 as security could have the cargo discharged. The court has also directed Customs to facilitate the discharge and ordered the plaintiff to supply marine gas oil and lube oil. Authorities have been instructed to prepare for a safe discharge in case the security amount is not deposited, to prevent potential disaster or catastrophe from cargo leakage.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}