09/01/2013 | Argentina

'The battle against vulture funds has been won'

Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli assured that the arrival of the Libertad Frigate to Argentina, after being impounded in Ghana for 77 days, means "the victory of the battle against the worst of the financial speculations, which are the vulture funds."

09/01/2013 | Argentina

'The arrival of Libertad is a sign of political, economic sovereignty'

Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli assured today that "he's very satisfied" due to the arrival of the Frigate Libertad in Mar Del Plata, which “shows the changes Argentina undergoes regarding the fight for its political and economic sovereignty.”

19/12/2012 | Argentina

Libertad frigate sets sail for Argentina

The ARA Libertad set sail for Argentina yesterday, four days after a UN court ordered its release from the Tema port in Accra, Ghana, following a 77 day embargo due to a claim by vulture fund NML Capital.

08/01/2013 | Argentina

Libertad awaits ceremony in Argentine waters

The Libertad frigate entered Argentine waters and is nine kilometres away from Mar del Plata, where it is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, the Defence Ministry informed.

09/01/2013 | Argentina

Libertad Frigate docks at Mar del Plata Navy base

15/12/2012 | Argentina

Lorenzino: 'Vultures won't pass!!!'

"Vultures, not with the frigate, not with the debt!," Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino said vía his Twitter account after being notified about the favourable sentence of the UN’s International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea over the Libertad frigate.

15/12/2012 | Argentina

CFK says 'the Frigate is coming back'

"Once more we comply, the Frigate is coming back," was the first statement given by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner over the ruling of the UN's International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to release the Libertad frigate.

17/12/2012 | Argentina

'Libertad frigate heading home on Wednesday,' Defence Minister

Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli, confirmed this morning that Argentine navy training ship ARA Libertad will sail from Ghana, where it’s been seized since October, this Wednesday to arrive to the Buenos Aires port on January 9.

14/11/2012 | Argentina

Gov't reports Ghana to tribunal over Libertad

The government formally reported Ghana today before the Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, in a bid to try to recuperate the ship that has been detained in Tema port since October 2.

30/11/2012 | Argentina

Libertad frigate hearings continue in Hamburg

Argentina’s dispute with Ghana over the detention of the Libertad training frigate in Tema port had its second day of hearings today at the Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

02/12/2012 | Argentina

'Capitalist institutions precariously affect Argentine sovereignty'

Argentine Ambassador to the UK Alicia Castro spoke out over the Libertad Frigate issue at conference in London this weekend stating that it was “not correct that a private capitalist institution can precariously affect sovereign debt restructuring and interfere with Argentine sovereignty.”

11/11/2012 | Argentina

Ghana to cut water, power, fuel supply to Libertad frigate

The Ghana national government threatened to cut off supplies to the ARA Libertad frigate after crew members prevented Ghanaian port authorities from boarding and moving the detained ship to another port. The government will today present a “failure to comply” court order to the Ghanaian justice system.

12/11/2012 | Argentina

Argentina to sue Ghana before int'l court if frigate not liberated

Speaking to reporters, Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman explained that "Tuesday is the deadline for Ghana's national government to lift the embargo of the Libertad frigate, recognizing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas."

12/11/2012 | Argentina

Libertad's commander meets Ghana authorities to resume supplies

30/10/2012 | Argentina

Standard & Poor's complete report

02/11/2012 | Argentina

Libertad Frigate, a month impounded in Ghana

A month after the Libertad frigate was impounded in Ghana over a lawsuit filed by a US based vulture fund, its future remains uncertain as Argentina undergoes intense diplomatic negotiations searching for allies to ensure the naval vessel’s return to its country of origi

05/11/2012 | Argentina

Ghanaian court authorizes to relocate Libertad frigate

A Ghanaian court has authorized today to relocate Argentina’s Libertad navy training frigate, impounded over a lawsuit filed by a US based vulture fund, from Tema’s commercial port to another local pier in order to liberate space that’s crucial for the in and out of cargo liners.

24/10/2012 | Argentina

Libertad frigate crew arrives

The charter Air France flight carrying the 281 crew of the Libertad navy training frigate arrived in Buenos Aires after midnight last night.

25/10/2012 | Argentina

Timerman ratifies Argentina will 'get frigate back' without negotiating with vulture funds

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman stressed that Argentina will not negotiate with vulture funds in order to recover the Libertad navy training frigate, which remains impounded in a Ghanaian port since October 2, and whose crew arrived in Buenos Aires early on Thursday.

30/10/2012 | Argentina

S&P downgrades Argentina's rating on 'vulture funds' ruling

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services reported it has downgraded Argentina's sovereign credit rating from "B" to "B-," following the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling over "vulture funds."

27/10/2011 | Argentina

Gov't repudiates presence of British ship in the Southern Atlantic

The government repudiated the presence of a British frigate at the Southern Atlantic after the United Kingdom reported that the HMS Montrose was going to be in the area for six months in order to provide a “presence in the region” and protect “the British interests.”

12/10/2012 | Argentina

Argentina to appeal to 'bilateral administration' with Ghana

Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli assured that Argentina will apply a "bilateral administration" with Ghana to achieve the release of the Libertad Frigate, which has been detained in a port close to Accra with its crew since October 2nd due to a complaint by a US hedge fund.

22/10/2012 | Argentina

'They might retain the Frigate, but will not retain our country's sovereignty'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner referred to the conflict with Ghana over the detention of the Libertad frigate in the African country, during a nationwide broadcast speech.

28/11/2012 | World

UN maritime organization confirms Frigate cannot be impounded

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) certified that the Libertad Frigate is a military vessel, therefore, it can not be impounded, Argentina's ambassador to the UK, Alicia Castro, reported.

16/12/2012 | World

Ghana says 'will review' international court ruling on frigate

The Ghanaian government indicated that it will review the recent ruling by the International Court for the Law of the Sea ordering the African nation to release the Libertad frigate, which remains impounded there since October 2.

02/11/2012 | World

South Africa admits Espora corvette could also be impounded

A month after the Libertad frigate was impounded, South African Foreign Affairs Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane confirmed that the Navy's Espora corvette moored at Cape Town could be retained over a lawsuit filed by vulture fund.

09/11/2012 | World

Reports say sailors at Libertad Frigate threatened to open fire

Armed sailors on board the detained Libertad frigate in Ghana threatened to open fire on Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority (GPHA) officials, if they attempted to move the ship from berth 11 to berth six, at the Tema Port, according to reports of "The Chronicle" local newspaper.

16/11/2012 | World

Libertad frigate: UN Tribunal sets date for Argentina-Ghana hearing

The Foreign Ministry today informed the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea proposed November 29 and 30 as the days to hold the hearings between Argentina and Ghana over the seizure of the ARA Libertad Frigate at Ghana's Tema Port.

19/03/2012 | Latin America

After diplomatic stir, Peru voids permit allowing British frigate to dock in its port

In a display of “Latin American support for Argentina’s legitimate rights,” the Peruvian government has announced its decision to disallow the protocol visit of a British frigate scheduled to dock in a Peruvian port this week.

20/03/2012 | Latin America

Peruvian opposition divided after Humala cancels British frigate permit

Political and media sectors in Peru harshly criticized Peruvian Foreign Minister Rafael Roncagliolo for his last-minute decision to void a permit allowing a British frigate to dock at the El Callao port.