8-K

                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): October 15, 2007





                          McDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




      REPUBLIC OF PANAMA            001-08430                        72-0593134
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 (State or other jurisdiction      (Commission                    (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)             File Number)             Identification No.)




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


Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (281) 870-5901
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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.


(c)     Mr.  Dennis S.  Baldwin  was  appointed  as  Vice  President  and  Chief
Accounting Officer of McDermott International, Inc. ("McDermott"),  effective as
of October 15, 2007. Mr. Baldwin is 46 years of age. Prior to joining McDermott,
Mr.  Baldwin  served as the Chief  Accounting  Officer of Integrated  Electrical
Services,  Inc., a national electrical contracting company, since February 2007,
as Vice  President  and  Corporate  Controller  of Veritas DGC,  Inc., a seismic
company which provides geophysical services to the petroleum industry, from 2005
to 2007, and as Vice President and Corporate Controller of Universal Compression
Holdings, Inc., a company providing gas compression services to the domestic and
international  natural  gas  industry,  from  2002 to 2005.  A copy of the press
release announcing Mr. Baldwin's appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

        In  connection  with  his  appointment  as  Vice  President  and  Chief
Accounting  Officer,  Mr.  Baldwin is eligible  to  participate  in  McDermott's
Executive  Incentive  Compensation  Plan and his 2007  award  under that plan is
subject  to a  minimum  payment  of  $100,000.  Mr.  Baldwin's  equity  grant in
connection with this appointment has not been determined at this time.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

       99.1   Press Release dated October 18, 2007


                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.

                               McDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.



                          By:  /s/Michael S. Taff
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                               Michael S. Taff
                               Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



October 18, 2007

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

McDermott Appoints Dennis Baldwin as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

    HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2007--McDermott International,
Inc. (NYSE:MDR) ("McDermott" or the "Company") announced today that
Dennis S. Baldwin has joined the Company as Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer. In this role, Mr. Baldwin replaces Michael S.
Taff, who was appointed Senior Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer in April 2007.

    With 23 years of financial and accounting experience, Baldwin
comes to McDermott from Integrated Electrical Services where he served
as Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to Integrated Electrical Services,
Baldwin served as vice president and corporate controller for two
energy service companies, Veritas DGC, Inc. and Universal Compression
Holdings, Inc. In addition, Baldwin held a variety of financial and
accounting roles at Cemex, Cooper Industries and Price Waterhouse.
Baldwin holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in
Accounting from Sam Houston State University, a Master of Business
Administration degree from the University of Houston, and is a
Certified Public Accountant in Texas.

    "We are pleased to welcome Dennis to McDermott," said Mike Taff,
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of McDermott. "His
background and experience will be a valuable addition to our financial
management team."

    McDermott is an engineering and construction company, with
specialty manufacturing and service capabilities, focused on energy
infrastructure. McDermott's customers are predominantly utilities and
other power generators, major and national oil companies, and the
United States Government. With its global operations, McDermott
operates in over 20 countries with more than 20,000 employees, and can
be found on the internet at www.mcdermott.com.

    CONTACT: McDermott International, Inc.
             Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
             Jay Roueche or Robby Bellamy, 281-870-5011