And then it was 81.

Herbjorn Hansson and his Nordic American Tankers have somehow managed to extend their string of cash dividends paid to investors to 81 quarters, announcing today that shareholders will receive $0.03 per share for the third quarter.

The payout defies predictions of some analysts that NAT would finally see the streak come to an end in the face of a weak charter market on restrictions placed on the payouts by Hansson’s lenders.