Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

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 ^*

AJJARAPU SURENDRA K

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/13/2023

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

OceanTech Acquisitions I Corp. [OTEC]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

640 FIFTH AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR

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

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

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

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

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)

*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)
Class B common stock	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A common stock	2581500	⁽¹⁾	D ⁽²⁾
Warrants	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Class A common stock	5869880	$1	I	See footnote ⁽³⁾

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	As described in the issuer's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-255151) under the heading "Description of Securities-Founder Shares", the Class B common stock, par value $0.0001, will automatically convert into Class A common stock, par value $0.0001, of the issuer at the time of the issuer's initial business combination transaction on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and certain anti-dilution rights and have no expiration date.
(2)	These shares represent 2,581,500 shares of Class B common stock of the issuer held by Aspire Acquisition, LLC (the "Sponsor"). As such, the Reporting Person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares. The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein, directly or indirectly.
(3)	These warrants are held by Aspire Acquisition, LLC (the "Sponsor"). As such, the Reporting Person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares. The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein, directly or indirectly.
(4)	Each warrant will become exercisable on the later of 12 months from the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering and 30 days the date of completion of the Issuer's initial business combination. Each warrant will expire five years after the completion of the Issuer's initial business combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
AJJARAPU SURENDRA K 640 FIFTH AVENUE 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10019		X

Signatures
/s/ Surendra Ajjarapu, by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP with Power of Attorney		4/21/2023
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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