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|TRICO MARINE SERVICES, INC.                                                                                                
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|EXHIBIT 12.1                                                                                                               
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|COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS                                                                                          
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|(1)  Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges, and fixed charges exceeded earnings by approximately $48.4 million.
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|(2)  Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges, and fixed charges exceeded earnings by approximately $18.6 million.
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|(3)  Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges, and fixed charges exceeded earnings by approximately $10.2 million.
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|(4) Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges, and fixed charges
exceeded earnings by approximately $42.9 million.