FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/15/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. [EGLE] (Last) (First) (Middle) 65 EAST 55TH STREET, 19TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.01 4,301,340 I See footnotes (1) (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 65 EAST 55TH STREET 19TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
M H Davidson & Co C/O M.H. DAVIDSON & CO. GP, L.L.C. 65 EAST 55TH STREET 19TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
DAVIDSON KEMPNER PARTNERS C/O MHD MANAGEMENT CO. 65 EAST 55TH STREET 19TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
DAVIDSON KEMPNER INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P. C/O DAVIDSON KEMPNER ADVISERS INC. 65 EAST 55TH STREET 19TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
DAVIDSON KEMPNER INTERNATIONAL, LTD. C/O BNY MELLON ALT. INV. SERV. LTD. 48 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD, STE. 464 HAMILTON, D0 HM11	Â	  X	Â	Â
KEMPNER THOMAS L JR 65 EAST 55TH STREET 19TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
Yoseloff Anthony Alexander 65 EAST 55TH STREET 19TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
BASTABLE CONOR 65 EAST 55TH STREET 19TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â
Friedman Avram Z 65 EAST 55TH STREET 19TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ M.H. Davidson & Co., By: M.H. Davidson & Co. GP, L.L.C., its General Partner, By: MHD Management Co. GP, L.L.C., its General Partner, By: Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., its Executive Managing Member		10/27/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Davidson Kempner Partners, By: MHD Management Co., its General Partner, By: Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., its Executive Managing Member		10/27/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners, L.P., By: Davidson Kempner Advisers Inc., its General Partner, By: Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., its President		10/27/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Davidson Kempner International Ltd., By: Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, its Investment Manager, By: Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., its Executive Managing Member		10/27/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, By: Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., its Executive Managing Member		10/27/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Thomas L. Kempner, Jr.		10/27/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Anthony A. Yoseloff		10/27/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Conor Bastable		10/27/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Avram Z. Friedman		10/27/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The securities to which this filing relates are held directly by (i) M. H. Davidson & Co., a New York limited partnership ("CO"), (ii) Davidson Kempner Partners, a New York limited partnership ("DKP"), (iii) Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("DKIP") and (iv) Davidson Kempner International, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands corporation ("DKIL"). M.H. Davidson & Co. GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of CO. MHD Management Co., a New York limited partnership ("MHD"), is the general partner of DKP and MHD Management Co. GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company is the general partner of MHD. Davidson Kempner Advisers Inc., a New York corporation, is the general partner of DKIP. Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership, is the investment manager of DKIL
(2)	Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership and a registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("DKCM") acts as investment manager to each of CO, DKP, DKIP and DKIL ("DKCM"). DKCM GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of DKCM. The managing members of DKCM are Messrs. Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., Stephen M. Dowicz, Timothy I. Levart, Robert J. Brivio, Jr., Anthony A. Yoseloff, Eric P. Epstein, Avram Z. Friedman, Conor Bastable, Shulamit Leviant, Morgan P. Blackwell, Patrick W. Dennis and Gabriel T. Schwartz. Messrs. Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., Anthony A. Yoseloff, Conor Bastable and Avram Z. Friedman through DKCM, are responsible for the voting and investment decisions relating to the securities held by CO, DKP, DKIP and DKIL reported herein.
(3)	The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. Each of the Reporting Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.

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