Rey Castillo, Carlos Abesamis, Lauro Malinas, Emetrio Noble, and Jerry Ramos v. Spiliada Maritime Corporation and Spiliada Mv

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-Appellants Rey Castillo (“Castillo”), Carlos Abesamis (“Abesamis”), Lau-ro Malinas (“Malinas”), Emetrio Noble (“Noble”) and Jerry Ramos (“Ramos”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) are licensed Filipino seamen who were discharged by their employer, Defendant-Appellee Spiliada Maritime Corporation (“Spiliada”), after a wage dispute. Plaintiffs brought suit against Spiliada and the M/V SPILIADA alleging, inter alia, wrongful discharge and breach of contract. The district court found that the seamen had freely and voluntarily relinquished all claims against Spiliada…