Sembawang Shipyard Ltd. v. M/V Charger and another - U.S. District Ct. (Eastern District of Louisiana) (Sear J.) - 16 August 1989

Vessel arrested by Shiprepairer - Repair contract providing for disputes to be referred to arbitration in Singapore - Whether U.S. proceedings should be stayed pending arbitration - Whether security should be retained

The plaintiff was a Singapore corporation. The defendant vessel was registered in Liberia and owned by the second defendant, a Liberian corporation.