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 *   Zabrocky Lois K 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/18/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP INC [OSG] (Last) (First) (Middle) 666 THIRD AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Head Product Carrier Unit 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10017 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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 $1.00 per share 1,601 (1) D Â

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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
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (2)	01/12/2015	Common Stock	884	$ 52.4	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	01/18/2016	Common Stock	3,445	$ 49.05	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Zabrocky Lois K 666 THIRD AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	Â	  Head Product Carrier Unit	Â

Signatures

/s/James I. Edelson, Attorney-in-Fact, pursuant to power of attorney attached		01/25/2006
**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)	Of these shares of common stock, 327 shares were granted on January 12, 2005 pursuant to the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2004 Plan") subject to vesting restrictions. The reporting person became vested in one fourth of such shares (82 shares) on the first anniversary of the date of grant and will become vested in one fourth of such 327 shares of common stock on each of the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant. The balance of 1,274 shares of common stock were granted on January 18, 2006 pursuant to the 2004 Plan and are all subject to vesting restrictions. The reporting person becomes vested in one fourth of such shares on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant.
(2)	The option to purchase these 884 shares of common stock was granted on January 12, 2005 pursuant to the 2004 Plan and became exercisable as to one third of such shares on the first anniversary of the date of grant and will become exercisable as to one third of such 884 shares on each of the second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.
(3)	The option to purchase these shares of common stock was granted on January 18, 2006 pursuant to the 2004 Plan and will become exercisable as to one third of such shares on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.

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