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        <issuerName>Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>EGLE</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
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            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
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            <rptOwnerName>GoldenTree Asset Management LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>Tananbaum Steven A.</rptOwnerName>
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            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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                <value>2021-10-15</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">See Exhibit 99.1; footnote (1).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">See Exhibit 99.1; footnote (2).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">See Exhibit 99.1; footnote (3).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">See Exhibit 99.1; footnote (4).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">See Exhibit 99.1; footnote (5).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">See Exhibit 99.1; footnote (6).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">See Exhibit 99.1; footnote (7).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">See Exhibit 99.1; footnote (8).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">See Exhibit 99.1; footnote (9).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">See Exhibit 99.1; footnote (10).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">See Exhibit 99.1; footnote (11).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>List of Exhibits:

Exhibit 99.1:  Explanation of Responses

Solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, each of the Advisor and, by virtue of their control of the Advisor, the General Partner and Steven A. Tananbaum may be deemed to be directors-by-deputization by virtue of the contractual right of the Advisor to designate a member of the board of directors of EGLE.  Casey Shanley has been designated by the Advisor to serve as a member of EGLE's board of directors.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>GoldenTree Asset Management LP, By:  GoldenTree Asset Management LLC, its General Partner, By:  /s/ Steven A. Tananbaum, its Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-03-31</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>GoldenTree Asset Management LLC, By:  /s/ Steven A. Tananbaum, its Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-03-31</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Steven A. Tananbaum</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-03-31</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
