Amended Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3/a)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

LEICHTER JAMES

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/23/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

DryShips Inc. [DRYS]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

250 SOUTH OCEAN BLVD.

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

BOCA RATON, FL 33432

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/30/2016

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
COMMON STOCK ⁽¹⁾	200000	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

( 1)

This Form 3 was filed voluntarily. It was not required to be filed under Rule 3a12-3(b)under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 based on the Issuer's representation in its public filings that it is a foreign private issuer. The Reporting Person does not intend to make any further voluntary Section 16 filings, and this Form 3 should be considered withdrawn. Additional information regarding the Reporting Person's holdings of the Issuer may be found in the Reporting Person's Section 13 filings with respect to the Issuer.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LEICHTER JAMES 250 SOUTH OCEAN BLVD. BOCA RATON, FL 33432		X

Signatures
JAMES LEICHTER		12/2/2016
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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