EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement
on Form S-8 (No. 33-40961) of our report dated February 29,
2000, relating to the financial statements, which appears in
Global Marine Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report dated February 29, 2000, relating
to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
s / PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
June 27, 2000
