-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----
Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR
Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov
Originator-Key-Asymmetric:
 MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen
 TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB
MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA,
 H1jBIl8lS4f02X4WV9QEzNO6Au92tm80aoVDp2J9Wwo9+o/z6kzlIwlIU3ZOPW00
 Xp7Hk8EIrrCmWQm4xPt+nA==

<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000899243-01-500109.txt : 20010421
<SEC-HEADER>0000899243-01-500109.hdr.sgml : 20010421
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-01-500109
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20010419
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20010419

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TIDEWATER INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000098222
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400]
		IRS NUMBER:				720487776
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06311
		FILM NUMBER:		1606679

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 POYDRAS ST.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1900
		CITY:			NEW ORLEANS
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70130
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5045681010

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 POYDRAS ST.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1900
		CITY:			NEW ORLEANS
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70130

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TIDEWATER MARINE SERVICE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19780724
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>d8k.txt
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 8-K
<TEXT>

<PAGE>

                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  ____________

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                             _____________________


     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 19, 2001


                                 TIDEWATER INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Delaware                   1-6311                    72-0487776
(State of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
                                                        Identification No.)

    601 Poydras Street, Suite 1900                             70130
(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)

                                (504) 568-1010
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                      N/A
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
<PAGE>

ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

          In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company notes that certain
statements set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K provide other than
historical information and are forward looking.  The actual achievement of any
forecasted results, or the unfolding of future economic or business developments
in a way anticipated or projected by the Company, involve numerous risks and
uncertainties. Among those risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
control of the Company, are: fluctuations in oil and gas prices; level of fleet
additions by competitors; changes in levels of capital spending in domestic and
international markets by customers in the energy industry for exploration,
development and production; unsettled political conditions, civil unrest and
governmental actions, especially in higher risk countries of operations; foreign
currency controls; and environmental and labor laws. Readers should consider all
of these risk factors as well as other information contained in this report.

     On April 19, 2001, the Company issued the following press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TIDEWATER ANNOUNCES CONFERENCE CALL

NEW ORLEANS - Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced today that its fiscal 2001
fourth quarter earnings release and conference call have been scheduled for
Tuesday, May 1, 2001. The press release will be issued before the market opens
and the conference call will begin at 10:00 a.m. CDST.

Investors and interested parties may listen to the teleconference via telephone
by calling 1-888-423-3272 (1-612-288-0318 if outside the United States) and
asking for the `Tidewater Conference' just prior to the scheduled start. A
replay of the conference call will be available beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDST on
May 1, 2001, and will continue until 11:59 p.m. CDST on May 2, 2001. To hear the
replay, call 1-800-475-6701 (1-320-365-3844 if outside the United States). The
access code is 581809.

A simultaneous Webcast of the conference call will be accessible online at the
Tidewater Web site, www.tdw.com, and at the BusinessWire Web site,
www.businesswire.com. The online replay will be available for two weeks
following the conference call.

Tidewater Inc. owns and operates over 570 vessels, the world's largest fleet of
vessels serving the global offshore energy industry.

Contact:  Liberty Hodges 504-568-1010
<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                              TIDEWATER INC.


                              By:   /s/ Cliffe F. Laborde
                                  -------------------------------------------
                                    Cliffe F. Laborde
                                    Executive Vice President, General Counsel
                                    and Secretary


Date:  April 19, 2001
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
-----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----
