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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * JOHNSTON ROBERT E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP INC [OSG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP & Head of US Flag Bus.Unit (Last) (First) (Middle) TWO HARBOUR PLACE, 302 KNIGHTS RUN AVENUE, SUITE 1200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/17/2009 (Street) TAMPA, FL 33602 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share 12/17/2009   F   263 (1) D $ 43.8 19,355 (2) D   Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share 12/17/2009   W   2 (3) A (3) 53 (3) I (3) (3) Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share 12/17/2009   J   232 (4) A (4) 4,255 (4) I (4) (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JOHNSTON ROBERT E TWO HARBOUR PLACE 302 KNIGHTS RUN AVENUE, SUITE 1200 TAMPA, FL 33602			SVP & Head of US Flag Bus.Unit

Signatures

/s/James I. Edelson, Attorney-in-Fact, pursuant to power of attorney previously filed		12/21/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	In accordance with the terms of the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, these 263 shares of common stock were surrendered to Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. upon the December 17, 2009 vesting of 992 shares (the "Vested Shares") of the reporting person's restricted stock in payment of the reporting person's tax withholding liability incurred as a result of the vesting of the Vested Shares.
(2)	Of these 19,355 shares of common stock, 10,241 shares are subject to vesting restrictions as of December 17, 2009.
(3)	The 53 shares are held in an individual retirement account ("IRA"). The reporting person is a co-trustee of the IRA and has a 50% interest in the assets of the IRA, including the 53 shares.
(4)	The reporting person indirectly owns these 4,255 shares of common stock through the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 2008.

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