OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP INC
SC 13D/A, 1999-09-24
DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 Schedule 13D**

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 8)*

                        Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
                                 (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share
                          (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    690368105
                                  (Cusip Number)

                               J. Taylor Crandall
                           201 Main Street, Suite 3100
                             Fort Worth, Texas 76102
                                  (817) 390-8500
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                               September 23, 1999
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     If  the  filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G  to
report  the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this  schedule  because  of  Rule  13d-1(e), 13d-1(f)  or  13d-1(g),  check  the
following box [ ].

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for   any   subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would   alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to  be  "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act  of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the  Act
but  shall  be  subject  to all other provisions of the Act  (however,  see  the
Notes).

**The total number of shares of Stock reported herein is 1,841,200 shares, which
constitutes  approximately 5.1% of the total number of shares outstanding.   All
ownership  percentages set forth herein assume that there are 36,242,797  shares
of Stock outstanding.
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Alpine Capital, L.P.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /

3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: WC

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                  /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Texas


               7.   Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     -0-

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                  /   /


13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):  0.0%


14.  Type of Reporting Person: PN

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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Robert W. Bruce III

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /

3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                  /   /


6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: USA


               7.   Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     -0-

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                  /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):  0.0%

14.  Type of Reporting Person: IN
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Algenpar, Inc.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /

3.   SEC Use Only


4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                  /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Texas


               7.   Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     -0-

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                  /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):  0.0%

14.  Type of Reporting Person: CO


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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     J. Taylor Crandall

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /

3.   SEC Use Only


4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):

                                                  /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: USA


               7.   Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     -0-

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                  /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 0.0%


14.  Type of Reporting Person: IN


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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Keystone, Inc.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
                                             (a)  /   /

                                             (b)  / X /

3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: WC

5.   Check box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is
     Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):
                                                  /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Texas

                    7.   Sole Voting Power: 1,841,200 (1)

Number of Shares
Beneficially        8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting           9.   Sole Dispositive Power: 1,841,200 (1)
Person
With
                    10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
     Person:

     1,841,200

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes
     Certain Shares:
                                                  /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):  5.1%

14.  Type of Reporting Person: CO

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(1)  Power is exercised through its President and sole director, Robert M. Bass.
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Robert M. Bass

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /

3.   SEC Use Only


4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):

                                                  /   /


6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: USA


               7.   Sole Voting Power: 1,841,200 (1)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power:  -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: 1,841,200 (1)
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power:  -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     1,841,200 (1)

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                  /   /


13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):  5.1%


14.  Type of Reporting Person: IN
- ------------
(1)  Solely in his capacity as President and sole director of Keystone, Inc.

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     Pursuant  to  Rule  13d-2(a) of Regulation 13D-G of the General  Rules  and
Regulations  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the  "Act"),
the  undersigned  hereby amend their Schedule 13D Statement dated  February  26,
1998,  as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated April 17, 1998, Amendment No. 2 dated
July  6,  1998,  Amendment No. 3 dated August 3, 1998,  Amendment  No.  4  dated
September 3, 1998, Amendment No. 5 dated October 15, 1998, Amendment No. 6 dated
November  17,  1998 and Amendment No. 7 dated September 14, 1999 (the  "Schedule
13D"), relating to the Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Stock"), of
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

Item 1.  SECURITY AND ISSUER.

     No material change.

Item 2.  IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

     Item 2(a) is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

      For purposes of future filings, Alpine, Bruce, Algenpar and Crandall shall
no longer be Reporting Persons.

Item 3.   SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

     Item 3 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

     The  source  and  amount  of  the funds used by the  Reporting  Persons  to
purchase shares of Stock are as follows:

REPORTING PERSON     SOURCE OF FUNDS        AMOUNT OF FUNDS

     Alpine          Not Applicable              Not Applicable

     Bruce           Not Applicable         Not Applicable

     Algenpar        Not Applicable         Not Applicable

     Crandall        Not Applicable         Not Applicable

     Keystone        Working Capital(1)     $32,489,512.40

     R. Bass         Not Applicable         Not Applicable

     (1)   As  used herein, the term "Working Capital" includes income from  the
business  operations of the entity plus sums borrowed from banks  and  brokerage
firm  margin  accounts to operate such business in general.  None of  the  funds
reported herein as "Working Capital" were borrowed or otherwise obtained for the
specific purpose of acquiring, handling, trading or voting the Stock.

Item 4.  PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

     No material change.

Item 5.   INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

     Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

     (a)

     ALPINE

     Alpine is not the beneficial owner of any shares of the Stock.

     BRUCE

     Bruce is not the beneficial owner of any shares of the Stock.

     ALGENPAR

     Algenpar is not the beneficial owner of any shares of the Stock.

     CRANDALL

     Crandall is not the beneficial owner of any shares of the Stock.

     KEYSTONE

     The   aggregate   number  of  shares  of  the  Stock  that  Keystone   owns
beneficially,  pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) of the Act, is  1,841,200,  which
constitutes approximately 5.1% of the outstanding shares of the Stock.

     R. BASS

     Because of his position as sole director of Keystone, R. Bass may, pursuant
to  Rule  13d-3  of the Act, be deemed to be the beneficial owner  of  1,841,200
shares  of Stock, which constitutes approximately 5.1% of the outstanding shares
of the Stock.

     To  the best of the knowledge of each of the Reporting Persons, other  than
as set forth above, none of the persons named in Item 2 herein is the beneficial
owner of any Stock.

     (b)

     ALPINE

     Alpine  has  no  power to vote or to direct the vote or to  dispose  or  to
direct the disposition of any shares of the Stock.

     BRUCE

     Bruce has no power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose or to direct
the disposition of any shares of the Stock.

     ALGENPAR

     Algenpar  has  no power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose  or  to
direct the disposition of any shares of the Stock.

     CRANDALL

      Crandall  has no power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose  or  to
direct the disposition of any shares of the Stock.

     KEYSTONE

     Acting  through R. Bass, its President and sole director, Keystone has  the
sole  power  to  vote  or to direct the vote and to dispose  or  to  direct  the
disposition of 1,841,200 shares of the Stock.

     R. BASS

     As  sole director and President of Keystone, R. Bass has sole power to vote
or  to  direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,841,200
shares of the Stock.

(c)  On  September  23, 1999, Alpine sold 1,064,400 shares of  the  Stock  in  a
brokerage transaction at a price of $12.71 per share.

     Except as set forth in this paragraph (c), to the best of the knowledge  of
each  of  the  Reporting  Persons, none of the  persons  named  in  response  to
paragraph  (a) has effected any transactions in the Stock since the last  filing
on Schedule 13D.

     (d)   Each of the Reporting Persons affirms that no person other than  such
Reporting Person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt  of
dividends  from,  or  the proceeds from the sale of, the  Stock  owned  by  such
Reporting Person.

     (e) Not Applicable.

Item 6.   CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH  RESPECT
          TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

     No material change.

Item 7.   MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

     Exhibit 99.1 -- Agreement pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) filed herewith.


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     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and  belief,  I
certify  that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete  and
correct.

     DATED: September 24, 1999

                                  ALPINE CAPITAL, L.P.

                                  By: /s/ Robert W. Bruce III
                                      Robert W. Bruce III,
                                      Manager

                                  /s/ Robert W. Bruce III
                                  ROBERT W. BRUCE III

                                  ALGENPAR, INC.

                                  By: /s/ J. Taylor Crandall
                                      J. Taylor Crandall,
                                      President

                                  /s/ J. Taylor Crandall
                                  J. TAYLOR CRANDALL

                                  /s/ W.R. Cotham
                                  W.R. Cotham,

                                  Attorney-in-Fact for:

                                  ROBERT M. BASS (1)

                                  KEYSTONE, INC.


                                  By:  /s/ W.R. Cotham
                                   W.R. Cotham,
                                   Vice President


(1)  A  Power  of Attorney authorizing W.R. Cotham, et al., to act on behalf  of
     Robert  M. Bass previously has been filed with the Securities and  Exchange
     Commission.
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                          EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT                 DESCRIPTION

  99.1    Agreement pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii), filed herewith.

                                  Exhibit 99.1

     Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) of Regulation 13D-G of the General  Rules
and  Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the  Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agrees that the statement  to
which  this  Exhibit  is attached is filed on behalf of  each  of  them  in  the
capacities set forth below.

                                  ALPINE CAPITAL, L.P.

                                  By: /s/ Robert W. Bruce III
                                      Robert W. Bruce III,
                                      Manager

                                  /s/ Robert W. Bruce III
                                  ROBERT W. BRUCE III

                                  ALGENPAR, INC.

                                  By: /s/ J. Taylor Crandall
                                      J. Taylor Crandall,
                                      President

                                  /s/ J. Taylor Crandall
                                  J. TAYLOR CRANDALL

                                  /s/ W.R. Cotham
                                  W.R. Cotham,
                                  Attorney-in-Fact for:
                                   ROBERT M. BASS (1)

                                  KEYSTONE, INC.

                                   By:  /s/ W.R. Cotham
                                        W.R. Cotham,
                                        Vice President

 (1) A  Power  of Attorney authorizing W.R. Cotham, et al., to act on behalf  of
     Robert  M. Bass previously has been filed with the Securities and  Exchange
     Commission.


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