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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;3, 2007 Registration No.&nbsp;333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>61-1500501</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><I>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or</I>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>400 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Suite&nbsp;1000<BR>
Houston, Texas 77060</B><BR>
<I>(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Cal Dive International, Inc.<BR>
Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan</B><BR>
<I>(Full title of the plan)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Lisa Manget Buchanan<BR>
400 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Suite&nbsp;1000<BR>
Houston, Texas 77060</B><BR>
<I>(Name and Address of Agent For Service)</I><BR>
<B>(281)&nbsp;618-0400</B><BR>
<I>(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Copy to:</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>Margaret F. Murphy<BR>
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere &#038; Denegre, L.L.P.<BR>
201 St. Charles Avenue<BR>
New Orleans, Louisiana 70170-5100</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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($0.01 par value per share)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>Upon a recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares or similar
transaction in the future and during the effectiveness of this Registration Statement
involving Common Stock of the Company, the number of securities registered shall be
automatically increased to cover the additional securities in accordance with Rule 416(a)
under the Securities Act of 1933.</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement covers an additional 2,000,000 shares that may be issued under
the Cal Dive International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan.
Currently, the registrant is authorized to issue up to 7,000,000 shares under the Plan
pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 (File. No.&nbsp;333-139495) filed with the
Commission on December&nbsp;19, 2006.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule
457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the average of the high and low
price per share of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on July&nbsp;31, 2007.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h48768exv23w1.htm">Consent of Ernst & Young LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Documents containing the information required by Part&nbsp;I of this Registration Statement will be sent
or given to participants in the Cal Dive International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term
Incentive Plan in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Act of 1933. In accordance with the Note to Part&nbsp;I of the Form S-8, such documents are
not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement
or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been filed by Cal Dive International, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s latest annual report on Form 10-K;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;All other reports filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual
report referred to in (a); and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, contained in
the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on December&nbsp;11, 2006,
which incorporates by reference the description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock included in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-134609), initially filed with
the Commission on May&nbsp;31, 2006, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description, which is also hereby incorporated by reference.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto that indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall, except to the extent
otherwise provided by Regulation&nbsp;S-K or any other rule promulgated by the Commission, be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents. Any statements contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other document subsequently filed or incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware provides as follows:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact
that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in
a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment,
order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of
itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the
person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and<BR>
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the
right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action
or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be
made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to
be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court
in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly
and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other
court shall deem proper.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the amended and restated certificate of
incorporation of the Registrant includes a provision to eliminate the personal liability of its
directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, subject to
certain exceptions. In addition, the Registrant&#146;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation
and bylaws provide that it is required to indemnify its officers and directors under certain
circumstances, including those circumstances in which indemnification would otherwise be
discretionary, and that it is required to advance expenses to its officers and directors as
incurred in connection with proceedings against them for which they may be indemnified.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have insurance policies in effect covering all of our directors and officers in certain
instances where by law they may not be indemnified by us.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have entered into indemnity agreements with each of our directors and executive officers,
pursuant to which we agree under certain circumstances to purchase and maintain directors&#146; and
officers&#146; liability insurance, unless such insurance is not reasonably available or, in the
reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors, there is insufficient benefit to us from such
insurance. The agreements also provide that we will indemnify each director and executive officer
against any costs and expenses, judgments, settlements and fines incurred in connection with any
claim involving him by reason of his position as director or officer that are in excess of the
coverage provided by any such insurance, provided that he meets certain standards of conduct.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Master Agreement dated December&nbsp;8, 2006 by and between Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
and us, provides for indemnification by us of Helix (a controlling person of us) and its directors,
officers and employees for certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Spears &#038; Associates, Inc.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &#038; Den&#232;gre, L.L.P. is
included in their opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act of 1933;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule
424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation
of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material
change to such information in this registration statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished by the registrant pursuant to Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant
to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering
thereof.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceedings)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>The Registrant. </B>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on August&nbsp;1, 2007.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL, INC.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ LISA MANGET BUCHANAN</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Lisa Manget Buchanan</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</TD>
</TR>
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</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Lisa Manget Buchanan and G. Kregg Lunsford or, either one of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 1st day of August, 2007.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ OWEN KRATZ
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Owen Kratz </DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ MARTIN R. FERRON
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Martin R. Ferron </DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ WILLIAM L. TRANSIER
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">William L. Transier </DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ TODD A. DITTMANN
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Todd A. Dittmann </DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ DAVID E. PRENG
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David E. Preng </DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ QUINN J. HEBERT
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Quinn J. H&#233;bert
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ G. KREGG LUNSFORD
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
G. Kregg Lunsford
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &#038; Den&#232;gre, L.L.P.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Spears &#038; Associates, Inc.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &#038; Den&#232;gre, L.L.P. is
included in their opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2007 Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
61-1500501
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
organization)
400 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Suite 1000
Houston, Texas 77060
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
Cal Dive International, Inc.
Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Lisa Manget Buchanan
400 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Suite 1000
Houston, Texas 77060
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(281) 618-0400
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
Margaret F. Murphy
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.
201 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70170-5100
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
registered
(1) (2)
share
price
registration fee
Common Stock
($0.01 par value per share)
2,000,000 shares
$15.67
(3)
$31,340,000
(3)
$962.14
(1)
Upon a recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares or similar
transaction in the future and during the effectiveness of this Registration Statement
involving Common Stock of the Company, the number of securities registered shall be
automatically increased to cover the additional securities in accordance with Rule 416(a)
under the Securities Act of 1933.
(2)
This Registration Statement covers an additional 2,000,000 shares that may be issued under
the Cal Dive International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan.
Currently, the registrant is authorized to issue up to 7,000,000 shares under the Plan
pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 (File. No. 333-139495) filed with the
Commission on December 19, 2006.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule
457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the average of the high and low
price per share of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on July 31, 2007.
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PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index
Opinion and Consent of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
Consent of Spears & Associates, Inc.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Documents containing the information required by Part I of this Registration Statement will be sent
or given to participants in the Cal Dive International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term
Incentive Plan in accordance with Rule 428(b)(1) of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Act of 1933. In accordance with the Note to Part I of the Form S-8, such documents are
not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement
or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed by Cal Dive International, Inc. (the "Company") with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K;
(b) All other reports filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual
report referred to in (a); and
(c) The description of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, contained in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on December 11, 2006,
which incorporates by reference the description of the Registrant's common stock included in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-134609), initially filed with
the Commission on May 31, 2006, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description, which is also hereby incorporated by reference.
All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto that indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall, except to the extent
otherwise provided by Regulation S-K or any other rule promulgated by the Commission, be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents. Any statements contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other document subsequently filed or incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware provides as follows:
A corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or
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investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact
that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in
a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment,
order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of
itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the
person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful.
A corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the
right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action
or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be
made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to
be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court
in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly
and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other
court shall deem proper.
As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the amended and restated certificate of
incorporation of the Registrant includes a provision to eliminate the personal liability of its
directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, subject to
certain exceptions. In addition, the Registrant's amended and restated certificate of incorporation
and bylaws provide that it is required to indemnify its officers and directors under certain
circumstances, including those circumstances in which indemnification would otherwise be
discretionary, and that it is required to advance expenses to its officers and directors as
incurred in connection with proceedings against them for which they may be indemnified.
We have insurance policies in effect covering all of our directors and officers in certain
instances where by law they may not be indemnified by us.
We have entered into indemnity agreements with each of our directors and executive officers,
pursuant to which we agree under certain circumstances to purchase and maintain directors' and
officers' liability insurance, unless such insurance is not reasonably available or, in the
reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors, there is insufficient benefit to us from such
insurance. The agreements also provide that we will indemnify each director and executive officer
against any costs and expenses, judgments, settlements and fines incurred in connection with any
claim involving him by reason of his position as director or officer that are in excess of the
coverage provided by any such insurance, provided that he meets certain standards of conduct.
The Master Agreement dated December 8, 2006 by and between Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
and us, provides for indemnification by us of Helix (a controlling person of us) and its directors,
officers and employees for certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
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Opinion of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of Spears & Associates, Inc.
23.3
Consent of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P. is
included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule
424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation
of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material
change to such information in this registration statement;
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished by the registrant pursuant to Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant
to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering
thereof.
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(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceedings)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on August 1, 2007.
CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
/s/ LISA MANGET BUCHANAN
Lisa Manget Buchanan
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Lisa Manget Buchanan and G. Kregg Lunsford or, either one of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 1st day of August, 2007.
Signature
Title
/s/ OWEN KRATZ
Director
Owen Kratz
/s/ MARTIN R. FERRON
Director
Martin R. Ferron
/s/ WILLIAM L. TRANSIER
Director
William L. Transier
/s/ TODD A. DITTMANN
Director
Todd A. Dittmann
/s/ DAVID E. PRENG
Director
David E. Preng
/s/ QUINN J. HEBERT
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
Quinn J. Hébert
/s/ G. KREGG LUNSFORD
G. Kregg Lunsford
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
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Exhibit Index
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Opinion of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of Spears & Associates, Inc.
23.3
Consent of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P. is
included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.