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<b>Eastwind Maritime Inc. Files Chapter 7</b>

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Eastwind Maritime Inc., a Marshall Islands domiciled shipping company, today filed a voluntary Chapter 7 petition for liquidation of the company and most of its subsidiaries in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York. 

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An estate administrator is expected to be appointed by the Court shortly.



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<a href="http://www.eastwindgroup.com/"><i>Eastwind Maritime Inc.</i></a>









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