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0001349704
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001679049
INTERNATIONAL SEAWAYS INC
001-37836
600 Third Avenue 39th floor
New York
NY
10016
2125181600
LOIS K ZABROCKY
Officer
COMMON
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Fl.
New York
NY
10004
1000
38240.00
49229944
07/03/2023
NYSE
Common
04/01/2021
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
1000
04/01/2021
N/A
N
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600 Third Avenue 39th floor
New York
NY
10016
Common
06/07/2023
1000
36740.00
07/03/2023
03/08/2023
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