Exhibit 23.1



               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the Amended and Restated Equity Ownership
Plan and Stock Option Plan for Directors of Seabulk International, Inc., of our
report dated February 22, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Seabulk International, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.



                                                 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


West Palm Beach, Florida
May 24, 2001