UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~Pursuant ~~of Report~~to ~~(Date~~Section 13 ofOR ~~earliest event reported~~15(d): of The ~~July 31,~~Securities ~~2008~~Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 11, 2009

Sea Containers Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda		1-7560		98-0038412
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda

(~~Address~~Addresses of principal executive offices) ~~(Zip~~and ~~Code~~zip codes)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441-) 295-2244

~~Not~~(Former ~~Applicable~~name or former address if changed since last report)

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~~Item~~ITEM 71.~~01.~~03 ~~Regulation~~— FDBANKRUPTCY ~~Disclosure~~OR RECEIVERSHIP

On July 31, 2008, Sea Containers Ltd. and its affiliated debtors (“SCL” or the “Company”) filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) a Joint Plan ~~Pursuant to Chapter 11~~ of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Plan”) and a related Disclosure Statement (the “Disclosure Statement”). Copies of the Plan and Disclosure Statement as filed with the Bankruptcy Court are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively. It should be noted that the Plan does not provide a recovery for existing holders of the Company’s common stock, which common stock will remain outstanding until the dissolution of Reorganized SCL under Bermuda law. Copies of the Plan and Disclosure Statement are also publicly available and may be accessed free of charge at the Debtors’ private website at http://www.bmcgroup.com/scl. The information set forth on the foregoing website shall not be deemed to be part of or incorporated by reference into this Form 8-K.Reorganization

~~The~~On ~~Company~~February 11, ~~recommends~~2009 ~~that~~(the ~~its~~“Effective ~~stakeholders~~Date”), ~~refer~~each of toSea Containers Ltd. (“SCL” or the ~~limitations~~“Company”), Sea Containers Services Ltd. (“SCSL”) and ~~qualifications~~Sea ~~included~~Containers inCaribbean ~~the~~Inc. ~~Plan~~(“SCC” and ~~Disclosure~~together ~~Statement~~with SCL and SCSL, aseach a ~~applicable,~~“Debtor” ~~with~~and ~~respect~~collectively tothe “Debtors”) announced the ~~information~~effectiveness ~~contained~~of the ~~therein. Information~~Debtors’ ~~contained~~Fourth inAmended ~~the~~Joint Plan ~~and~~ ~~Disclosure~~Pursuant ~~Statement~~to isChapter ~~subject~~11 toof ~~change~~the United States Bankruptcy Code, ~~whether~~dated asNovember 23, 2008 a(the ~~result~~“Plan”). The Plan was confirmed by an order (the “Confirmation Order”) of ~~amendments~~the toUnited States ~~the~~Bankruptcy ~~Plan,~~Court ~~actions~~for the District of ~~third~~Delaware ~~parties,~~entered oron ~~otherwise~~November 24, 2008.

~~Bankruptcy~~As ~~law~~contemplated ~~does~~by ~~not~~the ~~permit~~Plan, ~~solicitation~~the ofCompany ~~acceptances~~anticipates the liquidation or dissolution of the ~~Plan until~~Debtors’ ~~the~~(and ~~Bankruptcy~~various ~~Court~~non-Debtor subsidiaries’) ~~approves~~operations following the ~~Disclosure~~Effective ~~Statement~~Date. ~~Accordingly,~~Holders ~~this~~of ~~announcement~~the isCompany’s ~~not~~common shares will ~~intended~~not toreceive ~~be,~~any ~~nor~~distribution ~~should~~on itaccount beof ~~construed~~such asinterests, aalthough ~~solicitation~~such ~~for a vote on the~~common ~~Plan. The~~shares ~~Plan~~ will ~~become~~remain ~~effective only~~outstanding ifuntil ~~it receives~~ the ~~requisite~~Company ~~stakeholder approval and~~ is ~~confirmed~~dissolved byunder ~~the~~Bermuda ~~Bankruptcy Court~~law.

Copies of the Confirmation Order and the Plan were previously disclosed in Exhibits 2.1 and 2.2 to a Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 2008, and are incorporated herein by reference.

~~Limitation on~~Other ~~Incorporation by Reference~~Events

~~The~~On ~~Plan~~February 11, ~~and~~2009, ~~Disclosure~~the ~~Statement~~following ~~shall~~five ~~not~~schemes of bearrangement ~~deemed~~proposed pursuant to section 896 of the Companies Act 2006 of ~~“filed”~~England & ~~for~~Wales ~~purposes~~became effective contemporaneously with the Effective Date of ~~Section~~the Plan: (1) 18scheme of arrangement between 0438490 Travel Limited and its scheme creditor, consisting of a scheme of arrangement and a related explanatory statement (the ~~Securities~~“0438490 ~~Exchange~~Travel ~~Act~~Scheme of ~~1934,~~Arrangement”); (2) scheme asof ~~amended~~arrangement between 1882420 Limited and its scheme creditor, orconsisting ~~otherwise~~of ~~subject~~a scheme toof arrangement and a related explanatory statement (the ~~liabilities~~“1882420 Scheme of ~~that~~Arrangement”); ~~section,~~(3) scheme ~~nor~~of ~~shall~~arrangement between SC Maritime Limited itand beits ~~deemed~~scheme ~~incorporated~~creditors, byconsisting ~~reference~~of ina ~~any~~scheme ~~filing~~of ~~under~~arrangement and a related explanatory statement (the ~~Securities~~“SC ~~Act~~Maritime Scheme of Arrangement”); (4) scheme of ~~1933~~arrangement between SCSL and its scheme creditors, asconsisting ~~amended. Registration~~of a scheme of ~~statements~~arrangement orand ~~other~~a ~~documents~~related ~~filed~~explanatory ~~with~~statement (the ~~U.S.~~“SCSL ~~Securities~~Scheme of Arrangement”); and ~~Exchange~~(5) scheme of arrangement between Yorkshire Marine ~~Commission~~Containers Limited and its scheme creditor, consisting of a scheme of arrangement and a related explanatory statement (the “~~SEC~~YMCL Scheme of Arrangement”) ~~shall~~and, ~~not~~together ~~incorporate~~with the ~~Schedules~~0438490 ~~and~~Travel ~~Statements~~Scheme orof ~~any~~Arrangement, the ~~other~~1882420 ~~information~~Limited ~~set~~Scheme ~~forth~~of inArrangement, ~~this~~the ~~Current~~SC ~~Report~~Maritime onScheme ~~Form 8-K~~of ~~by reference~~Arrangement, and ~~except~~the asSCSL ~~otherwise~~Scheme ~~expressly~~of ~~stated~~Arrangement, inthe ~~such~~“U.K. ~~filing~~Schemes of Arrangement”). ~~This~~Copies ~~Current~~of ~~Report~~the ~~on Form 8-~~U.K. ~~will~~Schemes ~~not~~of Arrangement bewere ~~deemed~~previously andisclosed ~~admission~~in asExhibits 99.1 to ~~the~~99.5 ~~materiality~~to ofa ~~any~~Current ~~information~~Report inon ~~the report~~Form 8-K ~~that~~dated isOctober 15, ~~required~~2008, toand beare ~~disclosed~~incorporated ~~solely~~herein by ~~Regulation FD~~reference.

~~Forward~~As previously disclosed, on November 25, 2008, the Company’s scheme of arrangement proposed pursuant to section 99 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda (the “Bermuda Scheme of Arrangement”) became effective when the order sanctioning the Bermuda Scheme of Arrangement was delivered to the Registrar of Companies of Bermuda. Copies of the Bermuda Scheme of Arrangement and its related Explanatory Statement were previously disclosed in Exhibit 99.6 to a Current Report Form 8-~~Looking~~K dated October 3, 2008, and are ~~Statements~~incorporated herein by reference.

~~This~~Limitation ~~Current Report~~ on ~~Form 8-K~~Incorporation ~~and the documents incorporated~~ by reference into this Current Report, as well as other statements made by SCL may contain forward-looking statements within the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that reflect, when made, the Company’s current views with respect to current events and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and business environment, which may cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from any future results, express or implied, by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern; (ii) the ability of the Company to operate subject to the terms of the debtor in possession financing; (iii) the Company’s ability to obtain court approval with respect to motions in the proceedings under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (collectively, the “Chapter 11 Cases”) prosecuted by it from time to time; (iv) the ability of the Company to develop, prosecute, confirm, and consummate one or more plans of reorganization with respect to the Chapter 11 Cases; (v) risks associated with third parties proposing and confirming one or more plans of reorganization; (vi) risks associated with third parties seeking and obtaining the appointment of a chapter 11 trustee or to convert the cases to chapter 7 cases; (vii) the Company’s ability to maintain contracts and leases that are critical to its operations; (viii) the potential adverse impact of the Chapter 11 Cases on the Company’s liquidity or results of operations; (ix) the ability of the Company to execute its business plans and strategy; (x) the ability of the Company to attract, motivate and/or retain key executives and associates; and (xi) increased competition in the container leasing industry. SCL undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.Reference

~~Similarly,~~The ~~these and other factors~~information, including the ~~terms~~ ofExhibits ~~any plan of reorganization ultimately confirmed, can affect the value~~incorporated ofherein ~~the~~by ~~Company’s various prepetition liabilities~~reference, ~~common stock and/or other equity securities. Additionally, no assurance can be given as to what values, if any, will be ascribed~~ in ~~the bankruptcy~~this ~~proceedings~~Current toReport each of these constituencies. A plan or plans of reorganization could result in holders of SCL’s common stock or other equity interests and claims relating to prepetition liabilities receiving no distribution on ~~account~~Form 8-K ~~of their~~is ~~interest~~being ~~and cancellation of their interests and their claims. Under certain conditions specified in the~~furnished ~~Bankruptcy Code, a plan of reorganization may be confirmed notwithstanding its rejection by an impaired class of creditors or equity holders~~ and ~~notwithstanding~~ ~~the~~shall ~~fact that certain creditors or equity holders do~~ not ~~receive~~ orbe ~~retain~~deemed ~~property~~“filed” onfor ~~account~~purposes of ~~their~~Section 18 ~~claims or equity interests under the plan. In light~~ of the ~~foregoing, the~~ ~~Company~~Securities ~~considers~~Exchange ~~the~~Act ~~value~~ of ~~the~~1934 ~~common~~or ~~stock~~otherwise ~~and~~subject ~~claims~~ to ~~be highly speculative and cautions equity holders that~~ the ~~stock~~liabilities ~~and~~of ~~creditors~~ that ~~the~~ ~~claims may ultimately be determined to have no value~~Section. ~~Accordingly,~~ ~~the~~The ~~Company~~information ~~urges that appropriate caution be exercised with respect to existing and future investments~~ in ~~SCL’s~~this ~~common~~Current ~~stock~~Report oron ~~other~~Form 8-K ~~equity~~shall ~~interest~~not orbe ~~any claims relating to prepetition liabilities.~~

~~Item~~incorporated ~~9.01~~by ~~Financial~~reference ~~Statements~~into ~~and~~any ~~Exhibits~~filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall otherwise be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Debtors’ Joint Plan Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code
99.2		Disclosure Statement for Debtors’ Joint Plan Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code

Forward-Looking Statements

4This Current Report on Form 8-K and the documents incorporated by reference into this Current Report, as well as other statements made by the Company may contain forward-looking statements within the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that reflect, when made, the Company’s current views with respect to current events and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and business environment, which may cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from any future results, express or implied, by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to liquidate or dissolve the Debtors’ (and various non-Debtor, subsidiaries’) operations following the Effective Date and other risks and uncertainties identified in the Plan and the appendices thereto. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

~~SIGNATURES~~2

~~Pursuant to~~ITEM ~~the~~9.01 ~~requirements~~— ofFINANCIAL ~~the~~STATEMENTS ~~Securities~~AND ~~Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~EXHIBITS

	SEA CONTAINERS LTD.
Date: August 4, 2008
	BY:	/s/ Laura Barlow
		Laura Barlow
		Chief Financial Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer

Exhibits

5Not Applicable.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	SEA CONTAINERS LTD.


	By:	/s/Laura Barlow
		Laura Barlow
		Chief Financial Officer and Chief Restructuring
		Officer

Date: February 11, 2009

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