Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  STEELHEAD PARTNERS LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/02/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
International Coal Group, Inc. [ICO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1301 FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 201
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See footnotes
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SEATTLE, WA 98101
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 11,294,143
I
See footnotes (1) (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
9% Convertible Senior Notes 2012   (4) 08/01/2012 Common Stock 5,214,351 (5) $ 2 (5) I (1) (2) (3) See footnotes

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
STEELHEAD PARTNERS LLC
1301 FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 201
SEATTLE, WA 98101
      See footnotes
JOHNSTON JAMES MICHAEL
1301 FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 201
SEATTLE, WA 98101
      See footnotes
KLEIN BRIAN KATZ
1301 FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 201
SEATTLE, WA 98101
      See footnotes

Signatures

Steelhead Partners, LLC; By: J. Michael Johnston, its Member-Manager; /s/ J. Michael Johnston 02/06/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

J. Michael Johnston; /s/ J. Michael Johnston 02/06/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Brian K. Klein; /s/ Brian K. Klein 02/06/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting persons are: (i) Steelhead Partners, LLC ("Steelhead"), a registered investment advisor within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(a)(1)(v) under the Exchange Act; and (ii) each of James Michael Johnston and Brian Katz Klein, Steelhead's member-managers.
(2) The securities reported on this Form 3 are beneficially held by investment limited partnerships and/or client accounts for which Steelhead serves as the general partner and/or investment manager (the "Funds"). Each of Steelhead, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Klein and the Funds expressly disclaims beneficial ownership in these securities, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein.
(3) Although none of the Funds is itself the beneficial owner of more than 10% of the issuer's securities, Steelhead and the other reporting persons may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned by the Funds insofar as they may be deemed to have the power to direct the voting or disposition of such securities. The reporting persons have elected therefore to file this Form 3 voluntarily to report the Funds' holdings on an aggregate basis, notwithstanding the reporting exemption applicable to registered investment advisors under Rule 16a-1(a)(1)(v) and to control persons under Rule 16a-1(a)(1)(vii). The filing of this Form 3 should not, however, be deemed an admission by any of the reporting persons that such person falls outside the scope of the foregoing exemptions, or that the reporting persons and/or the Funds form a group within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(a)(1).
(4) The 9% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012 (the "Senior Notes") may become convertible from time to time prior to the expiration date upon the occurence of certain trigger events, as set forth in the indenture governing the Senior Notes (the "Indenture").
(5) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Senior Notes may be converted into shares of the issuer's common stock at an initial conversion rate of 163.8136 shares per $1,000 of principal amount of Senior Notes, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Indenture.

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