Photos: Argentina’s naval ship returns to port after seizure in Ghana
January 9, 2013
Argentina's naval training tall ship ARA Libertad arrives to port as planes fly overhead during a ceremony in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The Argentine naval ship detained for more than two months in Ghana because of a financial dispute returned home to a triumphant welcome. Ghana courts ordered the ship held in October on a claim by Cayman Islands-based hedge fund NML Capital Ltd. But the U.N.'s International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ordered the ship's release last month after Argentina argued that warships are immune from seizure. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Sailors stand on the masts of Argentine navy vessel ARA Libertad as it arrives at the harbor of the seaside resort of Mar del Plata January 9, 2013. The tall sailing ship used for training was detained in Ghana since October 2, 2012 at the request of a hedge fund seeking payment on defaulted government bonds. It was later released and left Ghana on December 19, 2012 for Mar del Plata following a ruling by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea that Ghana should release the ship after Argentina argued that a U.N. Convention on the law gives warships immunity from civil claims when they dock at foreign ports. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian
People wait for the arrival of Argentina's navy training tall ship ARA Libertad holding a banner that reads in Spanish "With Cristina we are transforming Argentina," referring to Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez, at the port in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The Argentine naval ship detained for more than two months in Ghana because of a financial dispute returned home to a triumphant welcome. Fernandez has called the Libertad a symbol of Argentina's sovereignty and has hailed its return as a victory for the country. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez delivers a speech during a welcoming ceremony to celebrate to celebrate the return of the ARA Libertad at Mar del Plata port, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The Argentine naval ship detained for more than two months in Ghana because of a financial dispute returned home to a triumphant welcome. Fernandez has called the Libertad a symbol of Argentina's sovereignty and has hailed its return as a victory for the country. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Fireworks explode as people demonstrate during a welcoming ceremony to celebrate the return of the ARA Libertad at Mar del Plata port, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The Argentine naval ship detained for more than two months in Ghana because of a financial dispute returned home to a triumphant welcome. Fernandez has called the Libertad a symbol of Argentina's sovereignty and has hailed its return as a victory for the country. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
People walk past a vendor selling newspapers with its front page reporting about an Argentine naval vessel involved in a debt dispute, in Acrra December 20, 2012. The Argentine naval vessel detained in Ghana at the request of a hedge fund seeking payment on defaulted government bonds left the West African country on Wednesday, a port official said. The ARA Libertad, a tall sailing ship used for training, was detained on a court order obtained by NML Capital Ltd, which claims it is owed $300 million resulting Argentina's debt default in 2002. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Argentina's three-masted navy training tall ship ARA Libertad, which was seized on Oct. 2 as collateral for unpaid bonds dating from Argentina's economic crisis a decade ago, sits docked at the port in Tema, outside Accra, in Ghana Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. A U.N. court is expected on Saturday to deliver its order on whether the Argentine navy ship being held at the Ghanaian port should be released. (AP Photo/Gabriela Barnuevo)
Argentina's three-masted navy training tall ship ARA Libertad, which was seized on Oct. 2 as collateral for unpaid bonds dating from Argentina's economic crisis a decade ago, sits docked at the port in Tema, outside Accra, in Ghana Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. A U.N. court is expected on Saturday to deliver its order on whether the Argentine navy ship being held at the Ghanaian port should be released. (AP Photo/Gabriela Barnuevo)
Crew members of the Argentine naval vessel ARA Libertad board the ship at Tema harbour in Accra December 19, 2012. The Argentine naval vessel detained in Ghana at the request of a hedge fund seeking payment on defaulted government bonds left the West African country on Wednesday, a port official said. The ARA Libertad, a tall sailing ship used for training, was detained on a court order obtained by NML Capital Ltd, which claims it is owed $300 million from Argentina's default in 2002. REUTERS/Handout
The Argentine naval vessel ARA Libertad is tugged out of Tema harbour in Accra December 19, 2012. The Argentine naval vessel detained in Ghana at the request of a hedge fund seeking payment on defaulted government bonds left the West African country on Wednesday, a port official said. The ARA Libertad, a tall sailing ship used for training, was detained on a court order obtained by NML Capital Ltd, which claims it is owed $300 million from Argentina's default in 2002. REUTERS/Presidencia/Handout
(FILES) - Picture taken on November 29, 2012 shows Ghana's representative Anthony Gyambiby (R) and other members of the delegation during a break of a hearing of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea of the case "Ara Libertad (Argentina vs Ghana) in Hamburg. The tribunal called on December 15, 2012 on Ghana to immediately release an Argentine navy tall ship, which it has held for more than two months in a debt dispute. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images
Acrobatic aircrafts perform as Argentine navy vessel ARA Libertad arrives at the harbor of the seaside resort of Mar del Plata January 9, 2013. The tall sailing ship used for training was detained in Ghana since October 2, 2012 at the request of a hedge fund seeking payment on defaulted government bonds. It was later released and left Ghana on December 19, 2012 for Mar del Plata following a ruling by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea that Ghana should release the ship after Argentina argued that a U.N. Convention on the law gives warships immunity from civil claims when they dock at foreign ports. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian
Sailors stand on the yardams of Argentina's naval training tall ship ARA Libertad as planes fly past during a welcoming ceremony at the port of Mar del Plata, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The Argentine naval ship detained for more than two months in Ghana because of a financial dispute returned home to a triumphant welcome. Ghana courts ordered the ship held in October on a claim by Cayman Islands-based hedge fund NML Capital Ltd. But the U.N.'s International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ordered the ship's release last month after Argentina argued that warships are immune from seizure. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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