EXHIBIT 32.1

MCDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Certification Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), I, John A. Fees, Chief Executive Officer of McDermott International, Inc., a Panamanian corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify, to my knowledge, that:

(1)       the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)       information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:  March 2, 2009	/s/ John A. Fees
	John A. Fees
	Chief Executive Officer