EX-23.1 3 a2172991zex-23_1.htm EXHIBIT 23.1
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Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

        We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the use of our reports dated March 31, 2006, relating to the financial statements of Double Hull Tankers, Inc. and OSG Crude, in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form F-1 No. 333-136365) and related Prospectus of Double Hull Tankers, Inc. for the registration of 4,600,000 shares of its common stock.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York
January 11, 2007

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