Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, John J. Quicke, certify to the best of my knowledge based upon a review of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Steel Excel Inc. for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 (the "Form 10-Q"), that the Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Steel Excel Inc. for the quarterly periods covered by the Form 10-Q.

	By: /s/ JOHN J. QUICKE
Date: November 4, 2011	John J. Quicke Interim President and Chief Executive Officer

I, Mark A. Zorko, certify to the best of my knowledge based upon a review of the Form 10-Q, that the Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Steel Excel Inc. for the periods covered by the Form 10-Q.

	By: /s/ MARK A. ZORKO
Date: November 4, 2011	Mark A. Zorko Chief Financial Officer