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                          UNITED STATES
                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C. 20549



                             FORM 8-K


                          CURRENT REPORT
              PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  April 4, 2001
                                                 (April 4, 2001)



                        GLOBAL MARINE INC.
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



           Delaware                1-5471                   95-1849298
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or              file number)            Identification No.)
organization)


     777 N. Eldridge Parkway,  Houston, Texas               77079-4493
     (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)




  Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (281) 596-5100

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ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On April 4, 2001, Global Marine Inc. (NYSE:GLM) announced that it
plans to release its first quarter 2001 financial results before
the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on April
17, 2001.  That same morning, at 9:30 a.m. Central Time (10:30
a.m. Eastern Time), the company will hold an analyst conference
call to discuss its results.

Analysts may participate in the teleconference by calling 1-800-
233-2795 in the United States or 785-832-1077 from outside the
country.  Others wishing to listen to the conference call live
may do so by logging on to our website at www.glm.com.  It is
recommended that you connect to the website prior to the
conference call to ensure adequate time for any software download
that may be needed to hear the webcast.  A replay of the recorded
conference call will be available on the website shortly after
the conclusion of the call.

Houston-based Global Marine is one of the largest offshore
drilling contractors with an active fleet of 33 mobile rigs
worldwide.  In addition, the company is the world's largest
provider of offshore drilling management services.

The foregoing information furnished pursuant to this Item 9 shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section.



                            SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                GLOBAL MARINE INC.



Date: April 4, 2001             By:  s/Alexander A. Krezel
                                     Alexander A. Krezel
                                     Vice President,
                                     Corporate Secretary
                                     and Assistant General Counsel
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                          UNITED STATES
                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C. 20549

                             FORM 8-K

                          CURRENT REPORT
              PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  April 4, 2001
                                                 (April 4, 2001)

                        GLOBAL MARINE INC.
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

           Delaware                1-5471                   95-1849298
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or              file number)            Identification No.)
organization)

     777 N. Eldridge Parkway,  Houston, Texas               77079-4493
     (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

  Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (281) 596-5100

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ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On April 4, 2001, Global Marine Inc. (NYSE:GLM) announced that it
plans to release its first quarter 2001 financial results before
the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on April
17, 2001.  That same morning, at 9:30 a.m. Central Time (10:30
a.m. Eastern Time), the company will hold an analyst conference
call to discuss its results.

Analysts may participate in the teleconference by calling 1-800-
233-2795 in the United States or 785-832-1077 from outside the
country.  Others wishing to listen to the conference call live
may do so by logging on to our website at www.glm.com.  It is
recommended that you connect to the website prior to the
conference call to ensure adequate time for any software download
that may be needed to hear the webcast.  A replay of the recorded
conference call will be available on the website shortly after
the conclusion of the call.

Houston-based Global Marine is one of the largest offshore
drilling contractors with an active fleet of 33 mobile rigs
worldwide.  In addition, the company is the world's largest
provider of offshore drilling management services.

The foregoing information furnished pursuant to this Item 9 shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section.

                            SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                GLOBAL MARINE INC.

Date: April 4, 2001             By:  s/Alexander A. Krezel
                                     Alexander A. Krezel
                                     Vice President,
                                     Corporate Secretary
                                     and Assistant General Counsel