UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~March 15~~April 2, 2013

AMERICAN PETROLEUM TANKERS 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 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 400,

Plymouth Meeting, PA

19462

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

(610) 940-1677

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 28.0201 ~~Results~~Other ofEvents ~~Operations and Financial Condition~~

On ~~March 15~~April 2, 2013, American Petroleum Tankers Parent LLC (“APT” or the “Company”) ~~issued~~refinanced its outstanding indebtedness in a ~~press~~transaction ~~release~~consisting ~~announcing~~of ~~preliminary~~entering into $280 million ~~operating~~of ~~results~~new ~~for~~senior ~~the~~secured ~~fiscal~~credit facilities (“Credit Facilities”) consisting of a $10 million, 5-year ~~ended~~revolving ~~2012~~credit facility and a $270 million 6.5-year Aterm ~~copy~~loan. ofProceeds from the ~~press~~new ~~release~~Credit isFacilities ~~attached~~have ~~hereto~~been deposited with the trustee pursuant to the Indenture, dated as ~~Exhibit~~of 99May 17, 2010 (the “Indenture”), and will be used to redeem APT’s existing 10.125% first priority senior secured notes due 2015 (the “Notes”) on May 2, 2013, including payment of the outstanding principal, the redemption premium and isall ~~incorporated~~accrued byand ~~reference~~unpaid ~~herein~~interest (the “Redemption Amount”). The remaining proceeds will be used to pay fees and expenses associated with the transaction.

~~The~~In ~~information~~connection ~~furnished~~with ~~pursuant~~depositing tothe ~~this~~Redemption ~~Item 2.02,~~Amount ~~including~~with ~~Exhibit~~the ~~99.1~~trustee ~~attached~~under ~~hereto~~the Indenture, ~~shall~~the ~~not~~Company’s beobligations ~~deemed~~under ~~“filed”~~the ~~for~~Indenture ~~purposes~~were discharged ofas ~~Section 18~~ of ~~the Securities Act of 1934~~April 2, ~~as amended~~2013. ~~(the “Exchange Act”)~~Accordingly, ~~or otherwise subject to~~ the ~~liabilities~~Company ~~under~~is ~~that~~no ~~Section~~longer ~~and~~required ~~shall not be deemed~~ to befile ~~incorporated~~reports bywith ~~reference into any filing of~~ the ~~Company under the~~ Securities ~~Act~~and ~~of 1933, as amended, or the~~ Exchange ~~Act,~~ ~~except~~Commission as(“SEC”) ~~shall~~and bewill ~~expressly~~file ~~set~~Form ~~forth~~15 bywith ~~specific~~the ~~reference to such filing~~SEC.

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~~None. ~~following exhibit is furnished with this report:~~

ExhibitNo.		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: March 15, 2013

/s/ Robert K. Kurz

Date: April 5, 2013

/s/ Robert K. Kurz

~~Robert K. Kurz~~

Robert K. Kurz

~~Chief Executive Officer~~

Chief Executive Officer

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