The ship was released after an ICJ ruling: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/20/argentina-sailing-ship-ghana-release https://www.theguardian.com/world/

The ship was released after an ICJ ruling: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/20/argentina-sailing-ship-ghana-release https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/20/argentina-sail... There was a change in policy after Macri was elected, and the bondholders ended up getting paid $6.5 billion, but that was just a change in policy, not a response to any kind of threat.