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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Star Bulk Carriers Corp. [SBLK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 599 LEXINGTON AVNUE, 20TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/14/2008 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $.01 par value (1) (2) (3) 04/14/2008   S   5,000 D $ 12.29 0 I By RCG Crimson Partners, LP (4) Common Stock, $.01 par value (1) (2) (3)               579,865 I By RCG Baldwin, L.P. (5) Common Stock, $.01 par value (1) (2) (3)               1,702,070 I By RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd (6) Common Stock, $.01 par value (1) (2) (3)               505,865 I By RCG Enterprise, Ltd (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVNUE 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
RCG BALDWIN LP C/O RAMIUS LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
RAMIUS ADVISORS LLC C/O RAMIUS LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
RCG CARPATHIA MASTER FUND LTD C/O RAMIUS LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
RCG Enterprise Ltd CITCO FUND SERVICES LIMITED CORPORATE CENTER, WEST BAY ROAD GRAND CAYMAN		X

Signatures

By: Ramius LLC; By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory		04/16/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: RCG Baldwin, L.P.; By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory		04/16/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: Ramius Advisors, LLC; By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory		04/16/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd; By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory		04/16/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: RCG Enterprise, Ltd; By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory		04/16/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. To enable all of the Reporting Persons to gain access to the Securities and Exchange Commission's electronic filing system (which only accepts a maximum of 10 joint filers per report), this report is the first of two identical reports relating to the same transaction being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2)	Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(3)	The Reporting Persons may also be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 2,223,400 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants convertible into Common Stock at a ratio of one warrant for one share of Common Stock (the "Warrants"). Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Warrants except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the Warrants for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(4)	Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Crimson Partners, L.P. (Crimson). As the general partner of Crimson, Ramius LLC (Ramius) may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Crimson.
(5)	Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Baldwin, L.P. (Baldwin). As the general partner of Baldwin, Ramius Advisors, LLC (Ramius Advisors) may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Baldwin. As the sole member of Ramius Advisors, Ramius may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Ramius Advisors.
(6)	Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd (Carpathia). As the investment advisor of Carpathia, Ramius may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Carpathia.
(7)	Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Enterprise, Ltd (RCG Enterprise). As the investment manager of RCG Enterprise, Ramius may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Enterprise. As a result of a reorganization of certain of the Reporting Persons and their affiliates, the shares of Common Stock previously reported as being beneficially owned by Ramius Securities, L.L.C. (Ramius Securities) were transferred to RCG Enterprise, its affiliate. As of the date hereof, Ramius Securities no longer beneficially owns any shares of Common Stock.

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