EXHIBIT 32.1

                                CERTIFICATION OF
                    GERHARD E. KURZ, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                         OF SEABULK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
         PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SS. 1350 AND EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(b)


         The undersigned, being the Principal Executive Officer of Seabulk
International, Inc. (the "Company"), does hereby certify that the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 (the "Form 10-Q")
of the Company 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 the
Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of the Company.




                                            /s/ Gerhard E. Kurz
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                                            Name: Gerhard E. Kurz
                                            Date: November 14, 2003