DECISION AND ORDER
FONG, District Judge.
The parties do not dispute the essential facts of this case. This case involved the "STAR K", a vessel which had previously been extensively damaged, and was being towed from Oregon to Taiwan to be sold for scrap. The STAR K was being towed by an oceangoing tug, the "SUMI MARU", owned by defendant Kyodogumi Co., Ltd. ("Kyodogumi").
While enroute to Taiwan, the STAR K stopped in Hilo, Hawaii for temporary repairs...
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