EXHIBIT 10.61


                        GLOBAL MARINE INC.
               2000 MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN


PURPOSE AND PARTICIPANTS

The purpose of the 2000 Management Incentive Award Plan is to
provide management employees of Global Marine Inc. and its
subsidiaries with effective incentives in respect of their
service during 2000.  The plan does this by focusing management
on and rewarding performance that is superior when evaluated
against the company's own internal performance measures and
against measures of performance relative to other companies in
Global Marine's industry peer group, particularly in areas that
enhance shareholder value.  All employees of Global Marine Inc.
and its subsidiaries in grades 34 and above are eligible to
participate in the plan, although such eligibility shall not
create or imply any promise or other obligation of Global Marine
Inc. or any of its subsidiaries or any right of any individual
employee or of the collective employees of Global Marine Inc. and
its subsidiaries.


THE PLAN

THE TWO BONUS POOLS.  There are two bonus pools under the plan -
a "GMI, GMDC & GMIS-E Pool" for employees of Global Marine Inc.
and its subsidiaries other than Applied Drilling Technology Inc.
and Challenger Minerals Inc., and an "ADTI & CMI Pool" for
employees of Applied Drilling Technology Inc. and Challenger
Minerals Inc.

A base dollar amount will be assigned to each of the two bonus
pools, and each pool's base dollar amount will be allocated to
performance measures.  For each of the two pools, the total 2000
base pay received by all participants in each salary grade range
listed in Table A in the attachment will be multiplied by the
target bonus percentage indicated for that range in Table A, and
the resulting amounts for all ranges will be added to arrive at
that pool's base dollar amount.  The total base dollar amount for
each pool will then be allocated to the performance measures
listed in Table B, based on the percentages for that pool listed
opposite the various measures.

THE GMI, GMDC & GMIS-E POOL.  The GMI, GMDC & GMIS-E Pool is
based on two objective measures, one of which is an internal
measure and one of which is a measure of performance relative to
other companies in Global Marine's industry peer group.  The two
measures for 2000 are:  1) consolidated net income compared to
budget; and 2) consolidated return on capital (net income
relative to invested capital) compared to the company's peers.  A
specific goal has been set for each of the two performance
measures, such that exactly meeting the goal will result in
authorization to pay 100% of the base dollar amount allocated to
that performance measure.  If the goal is not fully met, then a
percentage between 0% and 100%, the exact percentage dependent on
the exact amount of the shortfall, of that measure's base amount
will be authorized for bonus awards.  If the goal is exceeded,
then a percentage between 100% and a maximum 200%, the exact
percentage dependent on the exact amount by which the goal is
exceeded, of that measure's base dollar amount will be
authorized.  The total bonus any individual participant in the
GMI, GMDC & GMIS-E Pool can earn is capped at double the
percentage of his base salary indicated for his salary grade in
Table A in the attachment.

THE ADTI & CMI POOL.  The ADTI & CMI Pool is based on three
objective measures, two of which are internal measures and one of
which is a measure of performance relative to other companies in
Global Marine's industry peer group.  The three measures for 2000
are:  1) consolidated net income compared to budget; 2)
consolidated return on capital (net income relative to invested
capital) compared to the company's peers; and 3) Applied Drilling
Technology Inc. pre-tax income compared to budget.  A specific
goal has been set for each of the three performance measures,
such that exactly meeting the goal will result in authorization
to pay 100% of the base dollar amount allocated to that
performance measure.  If the goal is not fully met, then a
percentage between 0% and 100%, the exact percentage dependent on
the exact amount of the shortfall, of that measure's base amount
will be authorized for bonus awards.  If the goal is exceeded,
then a percentage above 100%, the exact percentage dependent on the
exact amount by which the goal is exceeded, of that measure's
base dollar amount will be authorized.

DETERMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL BONUSES.  At its first meeting in
2001, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
Global Marine Inc. will certify the level of 2000 performance
achieved under each pool's performance measures.  The appropriate
multiplier for each measure, determined from Table B in the
attachment, will then be applied to the base dollar amount
allocated to that measure, and the resulting amounts for each
pool's measures will be added to determine the total amount
authorized for bonuses from that pool.

Individual bonuses from each pool will be based on individual
merit.  Bonuses will be paid in cash or, at the Compensation
Committee's discretion, can be paid in shares of Global Marine
Inc. common stock in lieu of cash (applicable withholding taxes
being paid in cash).


RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY

The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Administrative Officer
of Global Marine Inc. will take all such actions, do all such
things, make all such payments, and sign and deliver all such
documents and instruments as either or both of them may at any
time or from time to time deem necessary or desirable in order to
implement this plan.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                             TABLE A
                           Target Bonus

Salary                       GMI, GMDC                   ADTI
Grades                       & GMIS-E                    & CMI
<C>                             <C>                       <C>
34-37                           25%                       35%
38-39                           30%                       40%
40-42                           35%                       45%
43-46                           40%                       50%
Executive Officers              60%                       80%
CEO                             80%                        -

</TABLE>

<TABLE>

                                         TABLE B
<CAPTION>

                        Percentage of
                        Target Bonus
Performance        GMI, GMDC        ADTI              Factors Determining
  Measure          & GMIS-E         & CMI        Performance Measure Multiplier (1)
<S>                  <C>            <C>       <S>                                              <C>    <C>   <C>    <C>    <C>
Consolidated                                  Company Performance as Percentage of Budget    <=50%    75%   100%   125%   150%+
Net Income            50%            10%      Performance Measure Multiplier                    0     0.5    1.0    1.5    2.0
Consolidated                                  Company Performance vs. Peer Group (3)       50th Pctile    75th Pctile      Max
Return on Capital(2)  50%            10%      Performance Measure Multiplier                   0.5           1.0           2.0
ADTI                                          Company Performance as Percentage of Budget       0%          100%          200%
Pre-Tax Income         0%            80%      Performance Multiplier                            0            1.0           2.0
                     100%           100%

</TABLE>

1) Performance between percentiles is based on straight-line interpolation.
2) Return must be positive for any payout under this measure.
3) Peer Group Companies include:  Global Marine Inc,, Tranocean Offshore
   Drilling Inc., Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., Rowan Companies, ENSCO
   International Inc., R&B Falcon Corporation, Noble Drilling Corporation,
   Santa Fe International.