EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-69474) of our
report dated February 23, 2001 relating to the financial statements of McDermott
International, Inc., which appear in McDermott International, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated February 23, 2001, except for
Note 4 as to which the date is April 5, 2001, relating to the financial
statement schedule of McDermott International, Inc. which appears in such Annual
Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our
report dated February 23, 2001 relating to the financial statements of The
Babcock & Wilcox Company which appears as an exhibit in McDermott International,
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
November 13, 2001