In a judgment that will bring cheer to ship owners, the Bombay high court has said that a ship cannot be barred from sailing off merely because its cargo has been detained by a court order in a dispute between two other entities. Coming to the aid of Vietnam-registered MV Ocean 39, the HC on Monday said the company that sought attachment of its cargo must offload it and store it elsewhere by June 29 at its own cost. Justice SJ Kathwalla passed the judgment in a plea made by Hoang Anh Shipping JSC to let its ship set sail immediately from Tuticorin port and harbour where it has been docked since March 15. A court had passed an ex-parte arrest order to detain nearly 4,700 tonnes of sand and cement on board, after Cupid Shipping, a Singapore-based company, approached it against a Maldives-based company, Blue Metal Investments Pvt Ltd. Cupid wanted the cargo attached as additional security in a dispute it had with Blue Metal. Cupid had neither sought nor got the ship arrested. Three mon...