The Andrew Feldstein-led financial firm told the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) that as of 9 April, it held nearly 33.4 million shares in the company, which owns bulkers, tankers and most of driller Ocean Rig.

With DryShips shares hovering within pennies of their all-time low, BlueMountain’s remaining stake is worth $26.1m at today’s prices on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

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