GLOBAL MARINE INC
SC 13G/A, 1998-05-20
DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No.1)*

                               GLOBAL MARINE INC.
                         -----------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value
                      ------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    379352404
                                ---------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                  May 14, 1998
                   -----------------------------------------
                      (Date of Event which Requires Filing
                               of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                  [  ]     Rule 13d-1(b)
                  [X ]     Rule 13d-1(c)
                  [  ]     Rule 13d-1(d)


*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosure
provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).





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                               Page 1 of 11 Pages



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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.  379352404                                          Page 2 of 11 Pages




1        Name of Reporting Person
         I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)

                  SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [_]
                                                     b.  [X]
3        SEC Use Only

4        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  DELAWARE

                           5        Sole Voting Power
 Number of                                7,137,700
   Shares
Beneficially               6        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                0
    Each
  Reporting                7        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                 7,137,700
    With
                           8        Shared Dispositive Power
                                          0

9        Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            7,137,700

10       Check Box If the Aggregate  Amount in Row (9) Excludes  Certain Shares*
         [x]

11       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

                                    4.13%

12       Type of Reporting Person*

                  OO; IA

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.  379352404                                          Page 3 of 11 Pages



1        Name of Reporting Person
         I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)

                  GEORGE SOROS (in the capacity described herein)

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [_]
                                                     b.  [x]

3        SEC Use Only

4        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  UNITED STATES

                           5        Sole Voting Power
 Number of                                0
   Shares
Beneficially               6       Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                7,137,700
    Each
  Reporting                7       Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                 0
    With
                           8        Shared Dispositive Power
                                          7,137,700

9        Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            7,137,700

10       Check Box If the Aggregate  Amount in Row (9) Excludes  Certain Shares*
         [x]

11       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

                                    4.13%

12       Type of Reporting Person*

                  IA

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.  379352404                                          Page 4 of 11 Pages



1        Name of Reporting Person
         I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)

                  STANLEY F. DRUCKENMILLER (in the capacity described herein)

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [_]
                                                     b.  [x]
3        SEC Use Only

4        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  UNITED STATES

                           5        Sole Voting Power
 Number of                                1,396,900
   Shares
Beneficially               6        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                7,137,700
    Each
  Reporting                7        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                 1,396,900
    With
                           8        Shared Dispositive Power
                                          7,137,700

9        Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            8,534,600

10       Check Box If the Aggregate  Amount in Row (9) Excludes  Certain Shares*
         [_]

11       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

                                    4.94%

12       Type of Reporting Person*

                  OO;IA

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.  379352404                                          Page 5 of 11 Pages



1        Name of Reporting Person
         I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)

                  DUQUESNE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [_]
                                                     b.  [x]
3        SEC Use Only

4        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  PENNSYLVANIA

                           5        Sole Voting Power
 Number of                               1,396,900
   Shares
Beneficially               6        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                               0
    Each
  Reporting                7        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                1,396,900
    With
                           8        Shared Dispositive Power
                                         0

9        Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            1,396,900

10       Check Box If the Aggregate  Amount in Row (9) Excludes  Certain Shares*
         [x]

11       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

                                    0.81%

12       Type of Reporting Person*

                  IA

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                                              Page 6 of 11 Pages


Item 1(a)           Name of Issuer:

                    Global Marine Inc. (the "Issuer").

Item 1(b)           Address of the Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                    777 North Eldridge Parkway, Houston, Texas 77079-4493.

Item 2(a)           Name of Person Filing:

                    This  statement is filed on behalf of each of the  following
                    persons (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"):

                    i)   Soros Fund Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability
                         company ("SFM LLC");

                    ii)  Mr. George Soros ("Mr. Soros");

                    iii) Mr. Stanley F. Druckenmiller ("Mr. Druckenmiller"); and

                    iv)  Duquesne  Capital  Management,  L.L.C.,  a Pennsylvania
                         limited liability company ("Duquesne LLC").

                    This  Statement  relates to Shares (as defined  herein) held
for the accounts of Quantum  Partners  LDC, a Cayman  Islands  exempted  limited
duration company  ("Quantum  Partners") and the Duquesne LLC Clients (as defined
herein).  SFM LLC, a Delaware  limited  liability  company,  serves as principal
investment  manager to Quantum Partners and as such, has been granted investment
discretion  over  portfolio  investments,  including  the  Shares,  held for the
account  of  Quantum  Partners.  Mr.  Soros  is the  Chairman  of SFM  LLC.  Mr.
Druckenmiller  is the Lead  Portfolio  Manager  and a Member  of the  Management
Committee of SFM LLC. Mr.  Druckenmiller also owns a 75% interest in, and is the
sole managing member of,  Duquesne LLC, an investment  advisory firm that serves
as a  discretionary  investment  advisor  to a limited  number of  institutional
clients (the "Duquesne LLC Clients").

Item 2(b)           Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

                    The address of the principal  business office of each of SFM
LLC, Mr. Soros and Mr.  Druckenmiller  is 888 Seventh  Avenue,  33rd Floor,  New
York, NY 10106.

                    The address of the principal business office of Duquesne LLC
is 2579 Washington Road, Suite 322, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15241-2591.

Item 2(c)           Citizenship:

                    i)   SFM LLC is a Delaware limited liability company;

                    ii)  Mr. Soros is a United States citizen;

                    iii) Mr. Druckenmiller is a United States citizen; and


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                    iv)  Duquesne  LLC  is  a  Pennsylvania   limited  liability
                         company.

Item 2(d)           Title of Class of Securities:

                         Common Stock, $0.10 par value (the "Shares").

Item 2(e)           CUSIP Number:

                         379352404

Item 3.             If this  statement is filed  pursuant to Rule  13d-1(b),  or
                    13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

                         This Item 3 is not applicable.

Item 4.             Ownership:

Item 4(a)           Amount Beneficially Owned:

                         As of May 20, 1998,  each of the Reporting  Persons may
                         be deemed the beneficial  owner of the following number
                         of Shares:

                         i)   SFM LLC and Mr. Soros may be deemed the beneficial
                              owner of the 7,137,700 Shares held for the account
                              of Quantum Partners.

                         ii)  Mr.  Druckenmiller  may be deemed  the  beneficial
                              owner of 8,534,600 Shares. This number consists of
                              (A)  7,137,700  Shares  held  for the  account  of
                              Quantum Partners and (B) 1,396,900 Shares held for
                              the accounts of the Duquesne LLC Clients.

                         iii) Duquesne LLC may be deemed the beneficial owner of
                              the  1,396,900  Shares  held for the  accounts  of
                              Duquesne LLC Clients.



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                                                              Page 8 of 11 Pages



Item 4(b)           Percent of Class:

                    i)   The  number of Shares of which  each of SFM LLC and Mr.
                         Soros  may  be  deemed  to  be  the  beneficial   owner
                         constitutes  approximately 4.13% of the total number of
                         Shares outstanding.

                    ii)  The number of Shares of which Mr.  Druckenmiller may be
                         deemed   to  be  the   beneficial   owner   constitutes
                         approximately  4.94%  of the  total  number  of  Shares
                         outstanding.

                    iii) The  number  of  Shares  of which  Duquesne  LLC may be
                         deemed   to  be  the   beneficial   owner   constitutes
                         approximately  0.81%  of the  total  number  of  Shares
                         outstanding.



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                                                              Page 9 of 11 Pages


Item 4(c)      Number of shares as to which such person has:

          SFM LLC
          -------

          (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:               7,137,700

          (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                     0

          (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 7,137,700

          (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:        0

          Mr. Soros
          ---------

          (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                       0

          (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:             7,137,700

          (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:         0

          (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:7,137,700

          Mr. Druckenmiller
          -----------------

          (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:               1,396,900

          (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:             7,137,700

          (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,396,900

          (iv) Shared  power  to  dispose  or  to  direct  the  disposition  of:
                                                                       7,137,700

          Duquesne LLC
          ------------

          (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:               1,396,900

          (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                     0

          (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,396,900

          (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:        0





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                                                             Page 10 of 11 Pages



Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                         If this  Statement  is being  filed to report  the fact
that as of the date  hereof each of the  reporting  persons has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the
following: [X]

Item 6.        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

          (i)  The  shareholders  of Quantum  Partners,  including  Quantum Fund
N.V., a  Netherlands  Antilles  company,  have the right to  participate  in the
receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares held for the
account of Quantum  Partners in  accordance  with their  ownership  interests in
Quantum Partners.

          (ii) The  Duquesne LLC Clients  have the right to  participate  in the
receipt of dividends  from, or proceeds  from the sale of, the Shares,  held for
their account.

               Each  of SFM LLC and Mr.  Soros  expressly  disclaims  beneficial
ownership  of any Shares held for the  accounts  of the  Duquesne  LLC  Clients.
Duquesne LLC expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any Shares held for the
account of Quantum Partners.

Item 7.        Identification   and   Classification  of  the  Subsidiary  Which
               Acquired the  Security  Being  Reported on by the Parent  Holding
               Company:

                    This Item 7 is not applicable.

Item 8.        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                    This Item 8 is not applicable.

Item 9.        Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                    This Item 9 is not applicable.

Item 10.       Certification:

               By signing below each  signatory  certifies  that, to the best of
his/its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired
and  are  not  held  for the  purpose  of or with  the  effect  of  changing  or
influencing  the control of the Issuer of the  securities  and were not acquired
and are not  held in  connection  with or as a  participant  in any  transaction
having that purpose or effect.



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                                                             Page 11 of 11 Pages

                                   SIGNATURES


After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the  best of my  knowledge  and  belief,  the
undersigned  certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

Date:  May 20, 1998                SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

                                   By:  /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Michael C. Neus
                                        Assistant General Counsel


Date:  May 20, 1998                GEORGE SOROS

                                   By:  /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Michael C. Neus
                                        Attorney-in-Fact


Date:  May 20, 1998                STANLEY F. DRUCKENMILLER

                                   By:  /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Michael C. Neus
                                        Attorney-in-Fact


Date:  May 20, 1998                DUQUESNE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.


                                   By:  /S/ GERALD KERNER
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Gerald Kerner
                                        Managing Director



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