Exhibit 23(a)
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in:

     o    Registration   Statement  No.  33-76840  and  the  related  Prospectus
          (Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan) of Sea Containers Ltd.
          on Form S-3, and

     o    Registration  Statement No. 333-13356 and the related Prospectus (1997
          Stock Option Plan) of Sea Containers Ltd. on Form S-8,

of our report  dated  March 30,  2005,  relating to the  consolidated  financial
statements and financial  statement  schedule of Sea Containers Ltd., and of our
report on internal control over financial  reporting dated March 30, 2005 (which
report  expresses  an adverse  opinion  and  includes an  explanatory  paragraph
relating to a material weakness identified),  both appearing in the Form 10-K of
Sea Containers Ltd. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2004.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, New York
May 18, 2005