OPINION

KING, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Potenciano L. Aggarao, Jr., a citizen of the Philippines, brought suit against MOL Ship Management Company, Ltd., Nissan Motor Car Carrier Company, Ltd., trading as Nissan Carrier Fleet, and World Car Carriers, Incorporated (collectively, the "defendants"), for damages arising from severe injuries he sustained aboard the M/V Asian Spirit in the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore. 1 Aggarao’s Complaint alleged multiple claims against the defendants, including unseaworthiness, maintenance and cure, breach of contract, violation of the Seaman’s Wage Act, and negligence under general maritime law and the Jones Act. The district court dismissed the Complaint for improper venue, concluding that Aggarao is contractually obligated to arbitrate his claims in the Philippines. See Aggarao v. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., 741 F. Supp. 2d 733 (D. Md. 2010) (the "Opinion"). The court contemporaneously denied as moot Aggarao’s motion for a preliminary injunction, by which he sought to compel MOL and World Car to provide maintenance and cure in the United States. As explained below, we affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.