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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000919574-25-007149
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20251130
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251121
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251121

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DIANA SHIPPING INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001318885
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32458
		FILM NUMBER:		251508780

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PENDELIS 16
		STREET 2:		175 64 PALAIO FALIRO
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		30-210-947-0100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PENDELIS 16
		STREET 2:		175 64 PALAIO FALIRO
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			00000
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">&#160;<font style="font-weight: bold;">FORM 6-K</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold;">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold;">OF THE&#160;SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">For the month of November 2025</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Translation of registrant's name into English)</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pendelis 16, 175 64 Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">On November 19, 2025, the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of Diana Shipping Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) passed a resolution to accept the resignations of Mr. Anastasios Margaronis from
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    <div style="text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">The biographical information of Mr. Evangelos Sfakiotakis is provided below:</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Evangelos Sfakiotakis is the Chief Operating Officer of Diana Shipping Services S.A. since September 2022, overseeing the operational performance and strategic management of a
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    <div style="text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Before joining Diana Shipping Services in 2022, he served as COO of Pavimar S.A., managing a diverse fleet of carriers, container vessels, and tankers. Earlier, he spent over a
      decade at TMS Tankers Ltd, where he progressed from Fleet Manager to Technical Manager, supervising a fleet of up to 50 tankers (VLCC, Aframax, Suezmax, Handymax). His responsibilities covered full technical operations, strategic planning, and the
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    <div style="text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mr. Sfakiotakis holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Patras and completed extensive postgraduate research in mechanical engineering, contributing to
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    <div style="text-align: justify; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
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            <div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dated: November 21, 2025</div>
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