SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 17, 1999
MARINE SHUTTLE OPERATIONS INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA 0-29796
91-1913992
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
4410 MONTROSE BOULEVARD
HOUSTON, TEXAS
77006
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(713) 529-7498
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 4.CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING
ACCOUNTANT
(a) Former independent accountants.
(i) On May 17, 1999, Marine Shuttle Operations Inc. (the
"Registrant") discontinued the services of Deloitte &
Touche, L.L.P ("Deloitte & Touche") as its
independent accountants. The decision to discontinue
the services of Deloitte & Touche was approved by
the Registrant's Board of Directors upon the
recommendation of the Registrant's Audit Committee.
(ii) During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years
and through May 17, 1999, there have been no
disagreements with Deloitte & Touche on any matter
of accounting principles or practices, financial
statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure or
any reportable events.
(iii) Deloitte & Touche has reported on the Registrant's
financial statements for the period from inception,
May 23, 1997, to December 31, 1997 and the year
ended December 31, 1998. The report of Deloitte &
Touche contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of
opinion and was not qualified or modified as to audit
scope or accounting principles. The report for the
period from the date of inception, May 23, 1997, to
December 31, 1997 and the year ended December 31,
1998 included an explanatory paragraph stating that
the consolidated financial statements of the Registrant
were prepared assuming that the Registrant would
continue as a going concern and that the ability of the
Registrant to continue as a going concern is dependent
on the ability of the Registrant to obtain financing.
(iv) The Registrant has provided Deloitte & Touche with
a copy of this disclosure and has requested that
Deloitte & Touche furnish the Registrant with a letter
addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with
the above statements. The letter from Deloitte &
Touche was not available at the time this Report was
filed.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PROFORMA FINANCIAL
INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
The letter from the Registrant's former accountant will be filed
under cover of a form 8-K/A within two business days of its
receipt by the Registrant.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MARINE SHUTTLE OPERATIONS INC.
Date: May 24, 1999 By: /s/ Franz Eder
Franz Eder, President
Date: May 24, 1999 By: /s/ George Wilfred Norman Wareham
George Wilfred Norman Wareham,
Chief Financial Officer
