BlueMountain Capital Management SC 13D International Seaways, Inc.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. )*

INTERNATIONAL SEAWAYS, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, no par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

Y41053102¹

(CUSIP Number)

Eric M. Albert

BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC

280 Park Avenue, 12^th Floor

New York, New York 10017

212-905-5647

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

November 30, 2016

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,see the Notes).

¹	The Common Stock has no CUSIP number. The CINS number for the Common Stock is Y41053102.


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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See instructions) (a) ☒ (b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (See instructions) WC
5	CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States of America
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,417,002
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,417,002
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,417,002
12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) ☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 11.7% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See instructions) IA

(1)	The percentage set forth in Row 13 of this Cover Page is based on the 29,157,387 shares of Common Stock (as defined in Item 1) of the Issuer (as defined in Item 1) outstanding as of December 2, 2016, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q (as defined in Item 5).


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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS BlueMountain GP Holdings, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See instructions) (a) ☒ (b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (See instructions) WC
5	CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States of America
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,417,002
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,417,002
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,417,002
12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) ☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 11.7% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See instructions) OO

(1)	The percentage set forth in Row 13 of this Cover Page is based on the 29,157,387 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of December 2, 2016, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q.


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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS BlueMountain Nautical LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See instructions) (a) ☒ (b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (See instructions) WC
5	CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States of America
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,417,002
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,417,002
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,417,002
12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) ☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 11.7% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See instructions) OO

(1)	The percentage set forth in Row 13 of this Cover Page is based on the 29,157,387 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of December 2, 2016, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q.


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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS BlueMountain Guadalupe Peak Fund L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See instructions) (a) ☒ (b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (See instructions) WC
5	CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States of America
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,417,002
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,417,002
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,417,002
12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) ☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 11.7% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See instructions) PN

(1)	The percentage set forth in Row 13 of this Cover Page is based on the 29,157,387 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of December 2, 2016, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q.


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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS BlueMountain Long/Short Credit GP, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See instructions) (a) ☒ (b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (See instructions) WC
5	CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States of America
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,417,002
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,417,002
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,417,002
12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) ☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 11.7% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See instructions) OO

(1)	The percentage set forth in Row 13 of this Cover Page is based on the 29,157,387 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of December 2, 2016, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q.

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Item 1. Security of the Issuer.

This Schedule 13D relates to the shares of Common Stock, no par value (the “Common Stock”), of International Seaways, Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation (the “Issuer”). The Issuer’s principal executive office is located at 600 Third Avenue, 39th Floor, New York, New York 10016.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

(a-c) This Statement is being filed by the following beneficial owners of Common Stock (each, a “Reporting Person”):

(i)

BlueMountain Nautical LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Nautical”), with respect to the Common Stock directly owned by it;

(ii)

BlueMountain Guadalupe Peak Fund L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and sole owner of Nautical (“Guadalupe”), with respect to the Common Stock directly owned by Nautical;

(iii)

BlueMountain Long/Short Credit GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of Guadalupe (the “General Partner”), with respect to the Common Stock indirectly owned by Guadalupe;

(iv)

BlueMountain GP Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the sole owner of the General Partner (“GP Holdings”), with respect to the Common Stock indirectly owned by the General Partner; and

(v)

BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Investment Manager”), which serves as the non-member manager of Nautical and the investment manager to Guadalupe, and has investment discretion with respect to the Common Stock directly owned by Nautical.

The principal business of: (i) each of Nautical and Guadalupe is to serve as a private investment fund; (ii) the General Partner is to serve as the general partner of Guadalupe and certain other private funds for which the Investment Manager serves as investment manager; (iii) GP Holdings is to serve as the sole owner of the General Partner and a number of other entities which act as the general partner of private investment funds for which the Investment Manager serves as investment manager (including Guadalupe); and (iv) the Investment Manager is to serve as investment manager to a number of private investment funds (including Guadalupe), to serve as non-member manager to Nautical and to make investment decisions on behalf of such entities.

The executive officers, directors, and control persons of the Reporting Persons are as follows:


Andrew Feldstein		Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Investment Manager; Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer of GP Holdings; Manager of the General Partner

Stephen Siderow		President and Partner of the Investment Manager; President and Partner of GP Holdings

Derek Smith		Co-Chief Investment Officer and Partner of the Investment Manager; Co-Chief Investment Officer and Partner of GP Holdings

Alan Gerstein		Manager of the General Partner

Elizabeth Gile		Manager of the General Partner

Gary Linford		Manager of the General Partner

Mark Shapiro		Manager of the General Partner

The business address of Nautical, Guadalupe, the General Partner, GP Holdings, the Investment Manager, Mr. Feldstein, Mr. Siderow, Mr. Smith, Mr. Gerstein, Ms. Gile and Mr. Shapiro is 280 Park Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10017. The business address of Mr. Linford is c/o HighWater, Pavilion Commercial Centre, 1st Floor, 802 West Bay Road, P.O. Box 30599, KY1-1203, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

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(d) None of the Reporting Persons or any of their respective executive officers, directors or control persons has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

(e) None of the Reporting Persons or any of their respective executive officers, directors or control persons has, during the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and, as a result of such proceeding, was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f) Mr. Feldstein, Mr. Siderow, Mr. Smith, Mr. Gerstein, Ms. Gile and Mr. Shapiro are each U.S. citizens. Mr. Linford is a South African citizen.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Nautical acquired its shares of Common Stock for $0 on November 30, 2016, the distribution date of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.’s spin-off of the Issuer.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

The Reporting Persons acquired the Common Stock for investment purposes. The Reporting Persons acquired the Common Stock over which they exercise beneficial ownership in the belief that the Common Stock represents an attractive investment opportunity. The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis. Representatives of the Reporting Persons may have discussions from time to time with the Issuer, other stockholders and third parties relating to the Issuer, strategic alternatives that may be available to the Issuer and the Issuer’s business, operations, assets, capitalization, financial condition, governance, management and future plans, including in respect of one or more of the actions described in subsections (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. There can be no assurance as to the outcome of any of the discussions referred to in this Schedule 13D.

Depending on various factors, including the Issuer’s financial position and strategic direction, the outcome of the discussions referenced above, actions taken by the board of directors of the Issuer, price levels of the securities of the Issuer, other investment opportunities available to the Reporting Persons, the availability and cost of debt financing, the availability of potential business combination and other strategic transactions, conditions in the capital markets and general economic and industry conditions, the Reporting Persons may in the future take such actions with respect to their investments in the Issuer as they deem appropriate, including acquiring or disposing of securities of the Issuer, entering into financial instruments or other agreements which increase or decrease the Reporting Persons’ economic exposure with respect to their investments in the Issuer, engaging in any hedging or similar transactions with respect to such holdings and/or otherwise changing their intention with respect to any and all matters referred to in Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a-b) All percentages set forth in this Schedule 13D are based on the Issuer’s 29,157,387 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 2, 2016, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5, 2016 (“Form 10-Q”). The information set forth in Rows 7-13 of each Cover Page of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Guadalupe, the General Partner, GP Holdings and the Investment Manager expressly declare that this filing shall not be construed as an admission that each is, for the purposes of sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this filing.

None of the Reporting Persons or their respective executive officers, directors or control persons beneficially own any other shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.

(c) During the 60 days prior to November 30, 2016, no transactions in the Common Stock were effected by any of the Reporting Persons or their respective executive officers, directors or control persons.

(d) No person other than a Reporting Person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of shares of, Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

(e) Not applicable.

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Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

None of the Reporting Persons or their respective executive officers, directors or control persons is a party to any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship with respect to any securities of the Issuer.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

1. Joint Filing Agreement dated December 9, 2016, attached as Exhibit 1 hereto.

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement with respect to the undersigned is true, complete and correct.

Date: December 9, 2016

BLUEMOUNTAIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

By:/s/ Eric M. Albert