Star Maritime Acquisition Corp., trading under the ticker SEA1 on the American Stock Exchange, was a blank check company formed to pursue an acquisition in the maritime shipping sector. The vehicle, sponsored by Star Maritime Enterprises, completed its IPO in 2005 and subsequently filed a Form 425 with the SEC on March 15, 2007, a prospectus-related communication associated with its proposed business combination with Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd., a Greek dry-bulk shipping operator. By the time of the filing, the SPAC was in the late stages of its combination process, targeting the capital-intensive international dry-bulk segment. Visit SpacDesk and sign up for full access to filing histories, sponsor profiles, and deal-stage analytics on SEA1 and hundreds of other SPAC transactions.