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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	23 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On October 31, 2013, Baltic Trading declared a dividend of $0.02 per share to be paid on or November 22, 2013 to shareholders of record as of November 18, 2013. The aggregate amount of the dividend is expected to be approximately $874, of which approximately $752 will be paid to minority shareholders, which Baltic Trading anticipates will be funded from cash on hand at the time payment is to be made. On October 31, 2013, Baltic Trading entered into agreements to purchase a 2012 built 179,185 dwt Capesize drybulk vessel and a 2011 built 179,185 dwt Capesize drybulk vessel from affiliates of SK Shipping Co. Ltd. for an aggregate purchase price of $103,000. These vessels are to be renamed the Baltic Lion and the Baltic Tiger, respectively. The purchases are subject to completion of customary additional documentation and closing conditions. The vessels are expected to be delivered to Baltic Trading by the end of the fourth quarter of 2013. Baltic Trading plans to finance this acquisition in part through the proceeds from its common stock offering completed on September 25, 2013 and in part through commercial bank debt financing. Baltic Trading is in negotiations to obtain a commitment for commercial bank financing from a global lending institution.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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