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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090531
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090512
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090512

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORDIC AMERICAN TANKER SHIPPING LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001000177
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400]
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		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13944
		FILM NUMBER:		09819268

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		LOM BUILDING
		STREET 2:		27 REID STREET
		CITY:			HAMILTON HM 11
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(441) 292-7202

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		STREET 1:		LOM BUILDING
		STREET 2:		27 REID STREET
		CITY:			HAMILTON HM 11
		STATE:			D0
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Offering.</font></div>
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Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) today announced an
underwritten public offering of 3,500,000&#160;common shares.&#160;&#160;The
common shares are being offered pursuant to the Company&#8217;s effective shelf
registration statement.&#160;&#160;Morgan Stanley is acting as the bookrunning
manager for the offering and DnB NOR Markets, Inc. is acting as co-manager of
the offering.&#160;&#160;The Company expects to close the sale of the common
shares on May 18, 2009, subject to customary closing conditions.&#160;&#160;The
Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 525,000
additional shares to cover over-allotments.</font></div>
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common shares purchased by the underwriters are expected to be offered for
resale from time to time in negotiated transactions or otherwise, at market
prices on the New York Stock Exchange prevailing at the time of sale, at prices
related to such prevailing market prices or otherwise.</font></div>
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offering is being made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus
supplement. A prospectus supplement related to the offering will be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. When available, copies of the prospectus
and prospectus supplement relating to the offering may be obtained from the
offices of Morgan Stanley at 180 Varick Street, Second Floor, New York, New York
10014, Attention: Prospectus Department or by email at
prospectus@morganstanley.com.</font></div>
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Company is an international tanker company that owns 13 modern double-hull
Suezmax tankers and has agreed to acquire an additional three double-hull
Suezmax tankers, of which two are newbuilding Suezmax tankers and one is an
existing Suezmax tanker.</font></div>
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discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking
statements.&#160;&#160;The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to
encourage companies to provide prospective information about their
business.&#160;&#160;Forward-looking statements include statements concerning
plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and
underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of
historical facts.</font></div>
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Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary
statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words &#8220;believe,&#8221;
&#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;forecast,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221;
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forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various
assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions,
including without limitation, our management&#8217;s examination of historical
operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from
third parties.&#160;&#160;Although we believe that these assumptions were
reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to
significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to
predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or
accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.&#160;&#160;We undertake
no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.</font></div>
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