Nordic American Tankers Limited (the “company”) (NYSE:NAT) announces filing of Annual Report 2011.

Hamilton, Bermuda, April 18, 2012.

Nordic American Tankers Limited (NYSE: NAT), announced today that it has filed its 2011 Annual Report on Form 20-F with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the report is available for download on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. The Annual Report on Form 20-F and the Company’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders, each of which includes the Company’s complete 2011 audited financial statements, are available for download on the Company’s website at www.nat.bm. Any shareholder may receive a hard copy of the Company’s complete 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders, free of charge upon request.

The Annual General Meeting will take place in Bermuda May 21st, 2012.

Contacts:
Scandic American Shipping Ltd
Manager for:
Nordic American Tankers Limited
P.O Box 56, 3201 Sandefjord, Norway
Tel: + 47 33 42 73 00 E-mail: nat@scandicamerican.com

Rolf Amundsen, Head of Investor Relations, Norway
Nordic American Tankers Limited
Tel: +1 800 601 9079 or + 47 908 26 906

Jacob Ellefsen, Head of Research, United Kingdom
Nordic American Tankers Limited
Tel: + 44 20 31 78 58 20 or + 44 78 27 92 94 11

Gary J. Wolfe
Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, USA
Tel: +1 212 574 1223