Euroseas Ltd. Takes Delivery of Its 9th Vessel


MAROUSSI, GREECE -- (MARKET WIRE) -- November 17, 2006 -- Euroseas Ltd. (OTCBB: EUSEF), formerly (OTCBB: ESEAF), an owner and operator of drybulk carriers, container ship and multipurpose vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that on November 15, 2006, it took delivery of M/V YM Xingang I, a Handysize container ship of 23,596 dwt and 1,599 teu built in 1993 in Germany, which it had previously agreed to acquire. The M/V YM Xingang I was acquired for $27.25 million and comes with a period charter attached until July 2009 at a rate of $26,650 per day.

Fleet Profile:

The fleet profile of Euroseas after the acquisition of m/v YM Xingang I in its fleet is as follows:


                                        Year
Name             Type       Dwt    TEU  Built          Employment
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DryBulk
 Vessels
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ARISTIDES
 N.P.             Panamax  69,268       1993                           Spot
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IRINI             Panamax  69,734       1988 Baumarine Pool - 'til end 2008
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NIKOLAOS P.     Handysize  34,750       1984                           Spot
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ARIEL           Handysize  33,712       1977                           Spot
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Total
 DryBulk
 Vessels                4 207,464
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Container
 Carriers
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YM XINGANG I    Handysize  23,596 1,599 1993    Period Charter 'til July-09
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KUO HSIUNG         Feeder  18,154 1,269 1993     Period Charter 'til Nov-07
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YM QINGDAO I       Feeder  18,253 1,269 1990    Period Charter  'til Mar-07
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ARTEMIS      Intermediate  29,693 2,098 1987     Period Charter 'til Dec-08
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Total
 Container
 Carriers               4  89,698 6,235
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Multipurpose
 Vessels
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Tasman
 Trader                 1  22,568   950 1990     Period Charter 'til Mar-12
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Fleet Grand
 Total                  9 319,728 7,185
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About Euroseas Ltd.

Euroseas Ltd. was formed on May 5, 2005 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the ship owning interests of the Pittas family of Athens, Greece, which has been in the shipping business over the past 135 years. Euroseas trades on the OTCBB under the ticker (OTCBB: EUSEF); until October 5, 2006 it traded under the previous ticker symbol (OTCBB: ESEAF).

Euroseas operates in the dry cargo, drybulk and container shipping markets. Euroseas' operations are managed by Eurobulk Ltd., an ISO 9001:2000 certified affiliated ship management company, which is responsible for the day-to-day commercial and technical management and operations of the vessels. Euroseas employs its vessels on spot and period charters and through pool arrangements.

Following the acquisition of the M/V YM Xingang I the Company has a fleet of 9 vessels, including 2 Panamax drybulk carriers, 2 Handysize drybulk carriers, 1 Intermediate container ship, 1 Handysize container ship, 2 Feeder container ships and a multipurpose dry cargo vessel. Euroseas' 4 drybulk carriers have a total cargo capacity of 207,464 dwt, its 4 container ships have a cargo capacity of 6,235 teu and its 1 multipurpose vessel has a cargo capacity of 22,568 dwt or 950 teu.

Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and the Company's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "anticipates," "hopes," "estimates," and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to changes in the demand for dry bulk carriers, container ships and multipurpose vessels, competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

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Contact Information: Company Contact Tasos Aslidis Chief Financial Officer Euroseas Ltd. 2693 Fair View Drive Mountainside, NJ 07092 Tel. (908) 301-9091 E-mail: aha@euroseas.gr Investor Relations / Financial Media Nicolas Bornozis President Capital Link, Inc. 230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536 New York, NY 10169 Tel. (212) 661-7566 E-mail: nbornozis@capitallink.com