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. 33-32088) 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
