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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-14-416821
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20141113
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20141118
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20141118

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:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06311
		FILM NUMBER:		141232177

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 POYDRAS ST.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1500
		CITY:			NEW ORLEANS
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70130
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5045681010

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 POYDRAS ST.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1500
		CITY:			NEW ORLEANS
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70130

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TIDEWATER MARINE SERVICE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19780724
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(d) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November&nbsp;13, 2014, the board of directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Tidewater Inc. (the
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Mr.&nbsp;Paterson, age 63, was appointed to serve on the Audit Committee and the Finance and Investment Committee. Assuming Mr.&nbsp;Paterson is renominated for Board service, he will stand for reelection by the Company&#146;s stockholders at the
2015 annual meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">A copy of a press release issued by the Company regarding Mr.&nbsp;Paterson&#146;s election is
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Bruce D. Lundstrom</P></TD></TR>
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Pan-American Life Center <FONT STYLE="font-family:WINGDINGS; font-size:6pt" COLOR="#2a3077">&#159;</FONT>601 Poydras Street, Suite 1500<FONT STYLE="font-family:WINGDINGS; font-size:6pt" COLOR="#2a3077">&#159;</FONT>New Orleans, LA70130<FONT
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</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:13pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tidewater Elects Richard D. Paterson To Its Board of Directors </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NEW ORLEANS, November&nbsp;17, 2014</B>&#151; Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) today announced the election of Richard D. Paterson to its Board of
Directors for a term beginning November&nbsp;13, 2014 and expiring in July 2015. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Richard D. Paterson is a certified public accountant who
retired from PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), an international network of auditors, tax and business consultants, in 2011 after 37 years of service.&nbsp;At the time of his retirement, Mr.&nbsp;Paterson served as the global leader of PwC&#146;s
Consumer, Industrial Products and Services Practices comprising the automotive, consumer and retail, energy utilities and mining, industrial products, pharmaceutical and health industry sectors.&nbsp;These practices comprised roughly half of
PwC&#146;s global revenues.&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Paterson also served as managing partner of PwC&#146;s Houston Office and U.S. Energy Practice.&nbsp;As part of this role, Mr.&nbsp;Paterson oversaw the audits of ExxonMobil Corporation from 2002 to
2006.&nbsp;Previous to this position, Mr.&nbsp;Paterson lived in Moscow, Russia where he led PwC&#146;s Energy Practice for Europe, Middle East and Asia and also managed the audit processes of OAO Gazprom.&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Paterson joined PwC in 1974
and was admitted as a partner in 1987.&nbsp;Since his retirement, Mr.&nbsp;Paterson continues to provide consulting services to PwC firms and Partners internationally.&nbsp;He holds extensive knowledge of the energy industry and energy value chain
and is a frequent speaker at the World Energy Congress and World Petroleum Congress. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Paterson is a member of the National
Association of Corporate Directors and serves on the boards of Parker Drilling Company, Eclipse Resources Corporation and Saipem Canada Inc.&nbsp;He is a past board member of Zaff GP LLC, the U.S./Russia Business Council and the U.S. Energy
Association. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tidewater is the leading provider of Offshore Service Vessels (OSVs) to the global energy industry. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CONTACT: Tidewater Inc., New Orleans </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joe Bennett, Executive
Vice President and Chief Investor Relations Officer </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">504-566-4506 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SOURCE: Tidewater Inc. </P>
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