Chung, Yong Il v. Overseas Navigation Co.

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

This litigation arose out of an unperformed agreement for the purchase and sale of a cargo ship, the M/V CARMEN A.1 Caught in the middle are twenty-three Korean nationals who served aboard the vessel, without being paid, while the parties to the contract made the arrangements necessary for the sale. The major issues on appeal relate to the district court’s award of penalty wages to the crew members pursuant to 46 U.S.C.A. § 596.2 We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.

I. BACKGROUND

The primary parties…