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Exhibit 99.1

SEA CONTAINERS LTD.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 906 Certification

The undersigned hereby certify that this Form 10-Q quarterly report of Sea Containers Ltd. for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in this report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the periods presented in the report.

/s/  J.B. SHERWOOD         /s/  D.J. O'SULLIVAN      
 
James B. Sherwood
President
(Chief Executive Officer)		   Daniel J. O'Sullivan
Senior Vice President—Finance
and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 15, 2003

        [A signed original of this written certification required by Section 906 has been provided to Sea Containers Ltd. and will be retained by Sea Containers Ltd. and furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.]

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