EXHIBIT 15.1
ACCOUNTANTS' AWARENESS LETTER
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Global Marine Inc. Registration Statements
We are aware that our report dated August 11, 2000, on our review
of the condensed consolidated interim financial information of
Global Marine Inc. and subsidiaries for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2000, and included in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q is incorporated by reference in (a) the prospectus
constituting part of the Company's Registration Statements on
Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 33-32088, 33-40961, and 33-63326),
respectively, for the Global Marine Inc. 1989 Stock Option and
Incentive Plan, (b) the prospectus constituting part of the
Company's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos.
333-80383, 333-40244, 33-32088, 33-40961, and 33-63326) for the
Global Marine 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, (c) the
prospectus constituting part of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-40266) for the Global
Marine Savings Incentive Plan, (d) the prospectus constituting
part of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 33-40961) for the Global Marine Inc. 1990 Non-
Employee Director Stock Option Plan, (e) the prospectus
constituting part of the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (Registration No. 33-57691) for the Global Marine Inc. 1994
Non-Employee Stock Option and Incentive Plan, (f) the combined
prospectus constituting part of the Company's Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (Registration Nos. 33-58577 and 333-49807)
for the proposed offering of up to $500,000,000 of debt
securities, preferred stock, and/or common stock, and (g) the
prospectus consisting part of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-40244) for the Global
Marine Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan. Pursuant to
Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this report should
not be considered a part of any of said registration statements
prepared or certified by us within the meaning of Sections 7 and
11 of that Act.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
August 11, 2000
