UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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

~~Pursuant~~Date ~~to Section 13 or~~of 15Report (d)Date of ~~the~~earliest event reported): June 24, 2008

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 15, 2007

Sea Containers Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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~~ITEM~~Item 8.01. Other Events.

AsPursuant ~~previously~~to ~~disclosed,~~Rule 3-09 ~~the~~of ~~United~~Regulation ~~Kingdom~~S-X, ~~government~~Sea ~~Pensions~~Containers ~~Regulator~~Ltd. (~~which~~the ~~regulates~~“Company”) is ~~employment-based~~required ~~pension~~to ~~plans~~file inaudited ~~the~~combined UK and ~~aims~~consolidated tofinancial ~~protect~~statements ~~the benefits~~ of GE ~~members~~SeaCo ofSRL UK(“GE ~~pension plans~~SeaCo”) ~~has~~and ~~issued~~its ~~notices~~subsidiaries toand ~~the~~GE ~~Company~~SeaCo onAmerica ~~October~~LLC ~~19,~~(an affiliated ~~2006~~limited ~~warning~~liability ~~that~~company). The ~~the~~financial ~~Regulator~~statements isof ~~considering~~GE ~~exercising~~SeaCo ~~its~~as ~~powers~~of toDecember 31, ~~issue~~2007 ~~financial~~and 2006 ~~support directions~~ (~~“FSDs”~~restated) toand for the ~~Company~~years ~~under~~ended ~~relevant~~December 31, ~~UK pensions legislation~~2007, in2006 ~~respect of the Sea Containers 1983 Pension Scheme~~ (~~the “1983 Scheme”~~restated) and ~~the~~2005 ~~Sea~~(restated) ~~Containers 1990 Pension Scheme~~ (the “~~1990~~GE ~~Scheme”)~~SeaCo ~~(together~~Financial ~~the “Schemes~~Statements”). ~~These~~ are ~~multi-employer~~attached ~~defined~~hereto as ~~benefit~~Exhibit 99.1 ~~pension~~and ~~plans~~are ofincorporated ~~Sea~~herein ~~Containers~~in ~~Services~~their ~~Ltd.,~~entirety ~~a UK subsidiary of the Company~~by reference.

The ~~Company~~GESeaCo ~~responded~~Financial ~~briefly~~Statements todescribe ~~the~~disputes ~~original~~between ~~warning~~the ~~notices,~~Company and ~~submitting~~its ~~that it would not be reasonable to issue FSDs~~subsidiaries, and ~~actively~~GE ~~engaged~~SeaCo ~~with~~and ~~the~~General ~~Pensions~~Electric ~~Regulator~~Capital toCorporation ~~persuade~~(“GECC”) and itrelated ~~of this~~parties. The ~~However,~~Company ~~the~~filed an ~~Pensions~~Current ~~Regulator~~Report ~~reissued~~on ~~the~~Form 8-K ~~warning~~dated ~~notice on~~ April 25, 262008, ~~2007.~~which Astated ~~response was submitted~~ that the itCompany ~~would~~had ~~not~~entered beinto ~~reasonable~~a ~~under~~global settlement (the ~~circumstances~~“Framework ~~for~~Agreement”) with ~~the~~GECC ~~Pensions~~to ~~Regulator~~resolve toall ~~issue~~such ~~FSDs~~disputes. On June 5, 152008, ~~2007~~ the ~~Determinations~~United ~~Panel~~States ofBankruptcy ~~the~~Court ~~Pensions~~for ~~Regulator~~the District ~~determined~~of toDelaware ~~issue~~entered ~~FSDs~~an toorder approving the ~~Company~~Framework inAgreement, ~~respect~~with modifications. The ofsettlement ~~the~~under ~~1983 Scheme and~~ the Framework ~~1990~~Agreement ~~Scheme.~~is ~~The~~subject ~~FSDs~~to ~~will~~the beconsummation ~~issued~~of ona ~~July~~plan ~~13,~~of ~~2007~~reorganization for ~~unless~~ the Company ~~appeals~~under the ~~determinations,~~U.S. ~~which~~Bankruptcy itCode isand ~~currently~~other ~~considering~~conditions.

The FSDs will require the Company to put in place financial arrangements whereby it is liable for the part of the pension scheme deficit which relates to Sea Containers Services Limited. In the case of the 1983 Scheme, as of June 8, 2006 (the date of the most recent estimate), the estimated claim was (pound)73.6 million (approximately $146.9 million); in the case of the 1990 Scheme, as of March 31, 2006 (the date of the most recent estimate), the estimated claim was (pound)17.6 million (approximately $35.1 million).Forward-Looking Statements

~~Any~~This 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 ~~arrangements~~performance. Such forward-looking ~~put~~statements inare ~~place~~and will ~~need~~be, as the ~~approval~~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 ~~U.S.~~Company ~~bankruptcy~~to ~~court~~be materially different from any future results, express or implied, by such forward-looking statements. ~~The~~Factors ~~arrangements~~that could ~~will~~cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not ~~give~~limited to, the ~~Schemes~~following: (i) the ability of the Company to continue as a ~~priority~~going ~~claim~~concern; at(ii) the ability of the ~~level~~Company to operate subject to the terms of the debtor in possession financing; (iii) the Company’s ~~but~~ability ~~will~~to obtain court approval with respect to motions in ~~fact~~the proceedings beunder ~~claims~~chapter ~~ranked~~11 ~~pari~~of ~~passu~~the United States Bankruptcy Code (collectively, the “Chapter 11 Cases”) prosecuted by it from time to time; (iv) risks associated with ~~other~~termination ~~unsecured~~of ~~creditors~~the Framework Agreement and financing availability; (v) risks associated with third parties seeking and obtaining the appointment of a chapter 11 trustee or to convert the cases to chapter 7 cases; (vi) the Company.’s ability to maintain contracts and leases that are critical to its operations; (vii) the potential adverse impact of the Chapter 11 Cases on the Company’s liquidity or results of operations; (viii) the ability of the Company to execute its business plans and strategy; (ix) the ability of the Company to attract, motivate and/or retain key executives and associates; and (x) increased competition in the container leasing industry.

The Determination Notices, dated June 15, 2007, for the Schemes (the “Notices”) and the Reasons of the Determinations Panel of the Pensions Regulator in relation to the Notices, dated June 25, 2007, may be found on the Pensions Regulator’s website at www.thepensionregulator.gov.uk. This website is for reference purposes only, and any information on this website is not incorporated herein by reference. The Company has no control over or responsibility for the contents of the website.2

~~ITEM~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements of GE SeaCo SRL and Subsidiaries and GE SeaCo America LLC as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 (restated) and for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 (restated) and 2005 (restated).

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release issued June 18, 2007.

The information contained in this Current Report is furnished under Item 8.01 Other Events and Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in the filing. The registrant is a foreign private issuer and, therefore, is exempt from Regulation FD.SIGNATURES

2Pursuant 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.

SIGNATURES

	SEA CONTAINERS LTD.

Date: June 24, 2008

	BY:	/s/MARK WILSON
		Mark Wilson
		Senior Vice President

~~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.~~4

	SEA CONTAINERS LTD.
	By:	/s/ ROBERT MACKENZIE
	Name: Robert MacKenzie
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: June 29, 2007

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements of GE SeaCo SRL and Subsidiaries and GE SeaCo America LLC as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 (restated) and for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 (restated) and 2005 (restated).

~~EXHIBIT INDEX~~5

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release issued June 18, 2007.

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