UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of ~~October~~November 2017

Commission File Number: 000-51672

FREESEAS INC.

(Name of Registrant)

~~10,~~6 Loukianou ~~Eleftheriou Venizelou~~ Street ~~(Panepistimiou Ave.)~~, ~~106~~10675 ~~71,~~ Athens, Greece

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F x ☒ Form 40-F ¨☐

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~~Effective October 3, 2017,~~Annual ~~Mr.~~Meeting ~~Dimitris Papadopoulos resigned for personal reasons, effective immediately, as chief financial officer and a member~~ of the board of directors (the “Board”) of FreeSeas Inc. (the “Company”). In submitting his resignation, Mr. Papadopoulos did not express any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the registrant’s operations, policies or practices.Shareholders

~~Effective~~FreeSeas Inc. ~~October~~(the 3“Company”) has announced that its annual meeting of shareholders will be held on December 19, 2017, (the “Annual ~~Company~~Meeting”). ~~appointed~~In ~~Mr.~~that ~~Dimitrios~~regard, ~~Filippas~~attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 are copies of (i) the ~~Company’s~~Notice ~~Chief~~of Annual ~~Financial~~Meeting, ~~Officer~~(ii) Proxy Statement, and (iii) Form of Proxy Card, respectively.

~~Mr.~~The Company’s ~~Filippas has~~Annual ~~been our~~Report ~~Deputy~~on ~~Chief~~Form ~~Financial~~20-F ~~Officer~~(the ~~since~~“Annual ~~November~~Report”), ~~2013~~which ~~and~~contains athe ~~member~~Company’s ofaudited financial statements for the ~~Board~~year ~~since~~ended ~~February~~December ~~2017.~~31, ~~Mr.~~2016, ~~Filippas~~is ~~has~~being ~~been~~mailed to the ~~finance~~ ~~manager~~Company’s ~~for~~shareholders ~~Free~~and ~~Bulkers~~also ~~S.A.~~posted ~~since~~on ~~2007~~the Company’s website, www. Mrfreeseas.gr. ~~Filippas~~Shareholders ~~has~~should ~~substantial~~go ~~experience~~to in the ~~ship~~link ~~finance~~“2017 ~~field.~~Annual HeMeeting ~~holds~~Materials” on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website for a ~~BSc~~copy inof ~~Banking~~the Annual Report, as well as copies of the Proxy Statement and ~~International~~form ~~Finance~~of ~~from~~Proxy Card ~~Cass~~for ~~Business~~the ~~School~~Annual inMeeting. Please note that the ~~City~~form of ~~London~~Proxy ~~and~~Card aon ~~Master’s~~the ~~Degree~~website inis ~~Shipping Business~~for ~~with~~information ~~Distinction~~purposes ~~from~~only ~~LGU~~and cannot be used to vote.

~~Effective October 3, 2017,~~SUBMITTED ~~the Company appointed Ms. Argyro Fonia to the Board to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Papadopoulos’ resignation.~~HEREWITH:

Ms. Fonia has been the chief accounting officer for Free Bulkers S.A., one of the Company’s managers, since September 2013. Ms. Argyro Fonia has substantial experience in the accounting field. She has been working as chief accountant in various shipping companies during the last ten years. She holds a BA in Economics and an MSc in Financial Management from East London University.

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit

99.1		Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

99.2		Proxy Statement

99.3		Form of Proxy Card

There is no understanding or arrangement between Ms. Fonia and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Fonia was selected as a director. Ms. Fonia does not have any family relationship with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by us to become a director or executive officer.

On October 6, 2017, the Company issued a press release relating to the appointments discussed above. A copy of the press release that discusses these matters is filed as Exhibit 99.02 to, and incorporated by reference in, this report.

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit Number		Description
	99.01	Letter of resignation from Dimitris Papadopoulos
	99.02	Press Release, issued by FreeSeas Inc. on October 6, 2017

SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	FREESEAS INC.
Date: October 6, 2017	By:	/s/ DIMITRIS FILIPPAS
Date: November 9, 2017	By:	/s/ DIMITRIS FILIPPAS
	Dimitris Filippas
	Chief Financial Officer

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