UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities and Exchange Act of of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~June 29~~March 15, ~~2012~~2013

~~American~~AMERICAN ~~Petroleum~~PETROLEUM ~~Tankers~~TANKERS ~~Parent~~PARENT LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-171331	90-0587372
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
600 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, PA		19462
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

~~600~~(610) W.940-1677 ~~Germantown Pike, Suite 400,~~

~~Plymouth~~(Registrant’s ~~Meeting~~telephone number, PAincluding ~~19462~~area code)

~~(Address~~Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of ~~principal~~the ~~executive~~registrant ~~offices~~under ~~and~~any ~~zip~~of ~~code)~~the following provisions

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 940-1677

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Item 1 2.0102 ~~Entry~~Results ~~into~~of aOperations ~~Material~~and ~~Definitive~~Financial ~~Agreement~~Condition

On ~~June 29,~~March ~~2012~~15, ~~APT Sunshine State LLC (“APTSS”)~~2013, ~~an indirect subsidiary of~~ American Petroleum Tankers Parent LLC (“APT” or the “Company”), ~~fixed~~issued a ~~time~~press ~~charter~~release ~~(the~~announcing ~~“Charter”)~~preliminary ~~with~~operating ~~Chevron~~results ~~U.S.A. Inc. (“Chevron”),~~ for the ~~charter~~fiscal ofyear ~~the~~ended ~~Sunshine State~~2012. ~~The~~A ~~Charter~~copy ~~will~~of ~~commence immediately following~~ the ~~expiration~~press ofrelease ~~Sunshine State’s current charter with Chevron and~~ is ~~for~~attached ahereto ~~term~~as ofExhibit ~~two years~~99. ~~Under~~1 ~~the Charter, the Sunshine State will trade in the US Coastwise plus the Caribbean, Panama~~ and ~~South~~is ~~America~~incorporated ~~range,~~by ~~subject~~reference ~~to the limits of the current American Institute Warranties~~herein.

The ~~foregoing~~information ~~description~~furnished ofpursuant ~~the~~to ~~Charter~~this ~~does~~Item 2.02, ~~not~~including ~~purport~~Exhibit to99.1 beattached ~~complete~~hereto, ~~and~~shall isnot ~~qualified~~be indeemed ~~its~~“filed” ~~entirety~~for bypurposes ~~reference~~of toSection 18 of the ~~full~~Securities ~~text~~ Act of ~~the Charter~~1934, ~~which~~as amended (the ~~Company~~“Exchange ~~intends~~Act”), toor ~~file~~otherwise assubject ~~an exhibit~~ to the ~~Company’s~~liabilities ~~next~~under ~~periodic~~that ~~report~~Section ~~after~~and ~~execution~~shall ofnot ~~the~~be ~~Charter.~~deemed ~~The~~to ~~Company~~be ~~may~~incorporated ~~submit~~by areference ~~confidential~~into ~~treatment~~any ~~request~~filing toof the ~~Securities~~Company ~~and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2~~ under the Securities ~~Exchange~~ Act of ~~1934~~1933, as amended, ~~requesting~~or ~~that~~ the ~~Company~~Exchange Act, except as shall be ~~permitted~~expressly toset ~~redact~~forth ~~certain~~by ~~portions~~specific ofreference ~~the~~to ~~Charter~~such filing.

Item 8.01. Other Events

On March 15, 2013, APT issued a press release announcing that it is contemplating a refinancing of its outstanding debt in a proposed transaction consisting of (i) entering into new senior secured credit facilities; (ii) redeeming its existing 10.25% first priority senior secured notes due 2015; and (iii) converting its existing $455.5 million second lien facility to equity. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished with this report:


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release issued by the Company on March 15, 2013.

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.

	American Petroleum Tankers Parent LLC	~~American Petroleum Tankers Parent LLC~~
Date: July 5, 2012		/s/ Robert K. Kurz
Date: March 15, 2013	/s/ Robert K. Kurz
	Robert K. Kurz	~~Robert K. Kurz~~
	Chief Executive Officer	~~Chief Executive Officer~~

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