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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3
                             Amended and Restated
                             Employment Agreement

     This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of August 16, 2001,
is by and among GLOBAL MARINE INC., a Delaware corporation ("GMI"), GLOBAL
MARINE CORPORATE SERVICES INC., a California corporation (the "Company") and
ROBERT E. ROSE (the "Executive").

     WHEREAS, GMI, the Company and the Executive entered into an employment
agreement dated as of May 5, 1998, which was subsequently replaced and
superceded by an amended and restated employment agreement dated as of December
16, 1999; and

     WHEREAS, GMI, the Company and the Executive desire to enter into a new
amended and restated employment agreement (the "Agreement"), which Agreement
will replace and thereby supersede any and all prior employment agreements and
amendments thereto and restatements thereof previously executed among GMI, the
Company and the Executive;

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, agreements and
covenants and subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement,
GMI, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

1.   Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms will have
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the following meanings unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement:

     1.1  Board.  "Board" means the Board of Directors of GMI.
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     1.2  Cause.   "Cause" means an act or acts of misconduct harmful to GMI or
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          any of its affiliates, including without limitation any violation of
          any policy regarding the use and possession of alcohol, illegal drugs,
          firearms or dangerous weapons that is applicable to employees of GMI
          and its affiliates generally, and will not mean inadequate performance
          or incompetence.

     1.3  Change in Control.  A "Change in Control" means the occurrence of any
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          of the following events:

          (i)  The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the
               meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the U.S. Securities Exchange
               Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (a "Person") of
               beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
               Exchange Act) of 35% or more of either (A) the then outstanding
               shares of common stock of GMI or of any affiliate of GMI by which
               the Executive is employed or which directly or indirectly owns or
               controls any affiliate by which the Executive is employed (the
               "Outstanding Company Common Stock") or (B) the
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               combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
               of GMI or of any affiliate of GMI by which the Executive is
               employed or which directly or indirectly owns or controls any
               affiliate by which the Executive is employed entitled to vote
               generally in the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company
               Voting Securities"); provided, however, that the following
               acquisitions will not constitute a Change in Control: (I) any
               acquisition by GMI or any affiliate of GMI that remains under
               GMI's control, (II) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan
               (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by GMI or any
               affiliate controlled by GMI, (III) the sale, exchange, transfer
               or other disposition of substantially all of the assets of GMI or
               of any affiliate of GMI by which the Executive is employed or
               which directly or indirectly owns or controls any affiliate by
               which the Executive is employed to the Chief Executive Officer of
               GMI (the "CEO"), alone or with other officers, or a merger,
               consolidation or other reorganization involving GMI or any
               affiliate of GMI by which the Executive is employed or which
               directly or indirectly owns or controls any affiliate by which
               the Executive is employed and the CEO, alone or with other
               officers, or any entity in which the CEO (alone or with other
               officers) has, directly or indirectly, a substantial equity or
               ownership interest, (IV) a transaction otherwise commonly
               referred to as a Amanagement leveraged buyout," or (V) any
               acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a reorganization,
               merger or consolidation, if, following such reorganization,
               merger or consolidation, the conditions described in clauses (I),
               (II), (III), or (IV) are satisfied; or

          (ii) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the
               "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a
               majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual
               becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election,
               or nomination for election by GMI's stockholders, was approved by
               a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising
               the Incumbent Board will be considered as though such individual
               were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this
               purpose any such individual whose initial assumption of office
               occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election
               contest (meaning a solicitation of the type that would be subject
               to Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act) or other
               actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on
               behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

         (iii) Approval by the stockholders of GMI of a reorganization, merger
               or consolidation, in each case unless, following such
               reorganization, merger or consolidation, (A) more than 50% of,
               respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the
               corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger or
               consolidation and the combined voting power of the then
               outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to
               vote
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               generally in the election of directors is then beneficially
               owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the
               individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners,
               respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and
               Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such
               reorganization, merger or consolidation in substantially the same
               proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such
               reorganization, merger or consolidation, of the Outstanding
               Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities,
               as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding GMI, any affiliate
               of GMI that remains under GMI's control, any employee benefit
               plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by GMI or by any
               affiliate controlled by GMI or such corporation resulting from
               such reorganization, merger or consolidation, and any Person
               beneficially owning, immediately prior to such reorganization,
               merger or consolidation, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of
               the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company
               Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns,
               directly or indirectly, 35% or more of, respectively, the then
               outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting
               from such reorganization, merger or consolidation or the combined
               voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such
               corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
               directors, and (C) at least a majority of the members of the
               board of directors of the corporation resulting from such
               reorganization, merger or consolidation were members of the
               Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial
               agreement providing for such reorganization, merger or
               consolidation; or

          (iv) Approval by the stockholders of GMI of any plan or proposal which
               would result directly or indirectly in (A) a complete liquidation
               or dissolution of GMI or of any affiliate of GMI by which the
               Executive is employed, or (B) the liquidation, transfer, sale or
               other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
               GMI or of any affiliate of GMI by which the Executive is employed
               or which directly or indirectly owns or controls any affiliate by
               which the Executive is employed, other than to a corporation with
               respect to which following such sale or other disposition (I)
               more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of
               common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of
               the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation
               entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then
               beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or
               substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the
               beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company
               Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities
               immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in
               substantially the same proportions as their ownership,
               immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, of the
               Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting
               Securities, as the case may be, (II) no Person (excluding GMI,
               any affiliate of GMI that
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                remains under GMI's control, any employee benefit plan (or
                related trust) sponsored or maintained by GMI or any affiliate
                controlled by GMI or such corporation, and any Person
                beneficially owning, immediately prior to such sale or other
                disposition, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of the
                Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting
                Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or
                indirectly, 35% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding
                shares of common stock of such corporation or the combined
                voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such
                corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
                directors, and (III) at least a majority of the members of the
                board of directors of such corporation were members of the
                Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial
                agreement or action of the Board providing for such sale or
                other disposition of assets.

     1.4  Effective Period.  The "Effective Period" means the 36-month period
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          following any Change in Control (even if such 36-month period will
          extend beyond the Term (as defined in Section 3 hereof) of this
          Agreement or any extension thereof).

     1.5  Good Reason. "Good Reason" means, unless the Executive has consented
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          in writing thereto, the occurrence of any of the following:

          (i)   A reduction of the Executive's title, duties, authority,
                responsibilities or status, or any other action which results in
                a diminution in such title, duties, authority, responsibilities
                or status, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial
                and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is
                remedied by GMI or the Executive's employer promptly after
                receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive, or the Board's
                failure to elect or reelect or to appoint or reappoint the
                Executive to the offices of Chairman of the Board, President and
                Chief Executive Officer of GMI;

          (ii)  A reduction by GMI or the Executive's employer in the
                Executive's Annual Salary (as defined in Section 4.1 hereof);

          (iii) The relocation of the Executive's office to a location more than
                40 miles outside Houston, Texas;

          (iv)  Following a Change in Control, unless a plan providing a
                substantially similar compensation or benefit is substituted,
                (A) the failure by GMI or any of its affiliates to continue in
                effect any material fringe benefit or compensation plan,
                retirement plan, life insurance plan, health and accident plan
                or disability plan in which the Executive is participating prior
                to the Change in Control, or (B) the taking of any action by GMI
                or any of its affiliates which would adversely affect the
                Executive's participation in or materially reduce his benefits
                under any of such plans or deprive him of any material fringe
                benefit;
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          (v)  Following a Change in Control, the failure of GMI or the
               affiliate of GMI by which the Executive is employed, or any
               affiliate which directly or indirectly owns or controls any
               affiliate by which the Executive is employed, to obtain the
               assumption in writing of the obligations of GMI and the Company
               to perform this Agreement by any successor to all or
               substantially all of the assets of GMI or such affiliate within
               15 days after a reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale or
               other disposition of assets of GMI or such affiliate; or

          (vi) The failure to perform or breach of this Agreement by GMI or the
               Company.

2.   Employment by the Company; Duties.  The Company hereby employs the
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Executive and the Executive hereby accepts employment by the Company, in
accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Executive will serve in the capacity of Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer of GMI and will also serve in those offices and
directorships of GMI and its affiliates to which he may from time to time be
appointed or elected.  The Executive will devote all reasonable efforts and all
of his business time and services to GMI and its affiliates, subject to the
direction of the Board and the Boards of Directors of such affiliates. The
Executive will not engage in any other business activities except for passive
investments and his farm and ranching interests and service on the Board of
Directors of Superior Energy Services, Inc. or any successor, which activities
will not materially interfere with the Executive's obligations hereunder.

3.   Term.   The term of this Agreement (the "Term") will commence on the date
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first above written (the "Commencement Date") and will continue until the close
of the business day on October 23, 2003 (the "Expiration Date"), unless sooner
terminated as herein provided.

4.   Compensation and other Benefits.
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     4.1  Annual Salary.  The Company will pay to the Executive an annual
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          salary at a rate of six hundred twenty-five thousand dollars
          ($625,000) per year (the "Annual Salary"), subject to increase at the
          sole discretion of the Board. The Annual Salary will be payable in
          accordance with the payroll policies of the Company as from time to
          time in effect, but in no event less frequently than once each month,
          less deductions required to be withheld by applicable law and
          regulations.

     4.2  Bonus.  If determined by the Board, the Company may declare and pay an
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          incentive bonus to the Executive with respect to the fiscal years
          ending during the Term (the "Incentive Bonus").  The amount of the
          Incentive Bonus payable during the Term will be determined by the
          Board, in its sole discretion.

     4.3  Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan and Other Post-Retirement
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          Benefits. The Executive is a participant in the Global Marine
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          Executive Supplemental
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          Retirement Plan (the "SERP") effective as of May 5, 1998, and is, or
          in the future may be, a participant in other plans and programs that
          provide post-retirement benefits. For purposes of determining the
          amount of the Normal Retirement Benefit and the Executive's
          eligibility for an Early Retirement Benefit under the SERP (as such
          terms are defined therein), and for purposes of determining the
          Executive's eligibility for and amount of any and all non-pension
          post-retirement benefits, the Executive has been and will continue to
          be credited with three years of employment with the Company for each
          actual year of employment with GMI or any of its affiliates from and
          after May 5, 1998. In all circumstances the Executive's SERP and non-
          pension post-retirement benefits will be based on an amount ("Base
          Earnings") equal to the sum of his Annual Salary and the greater of
          his actual Incentive Bonus or two-thirds of his Annual Salary for each
          12-month period in the 36 consecutive months of highest Base Earnings.

     4.4  Participation in Employee Benefit Plans.  The Company and GMI agree to
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          permit the Executive during the Term, if and to the extent eligible,
          to participate in any 401(k) plan, retirement plan, group life,
          hospitalization or disability insurance plan, health program, pension
          plan, similar benefit plan or other so-called "fringe benefits" of the
          Company or GMI (collectively, "Benefits") which may be available to
          other senior executives of the Company or GMI on terms no less
          favorable to the Executive than the terms offered to such other
          executives.

     4.5  Other Perquisites.  The Executive will be entitled to expense
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          reimbursement, office appointments, secretarial support and other
          perquisites as are provided in accordance with company policy or
          practice for senior executives of GMI.  In addition, the Company will
          provide the Executive with the use of the automobile which was made
          available to the Executive by Cardinal Services, Inc. or with the use
          of a similar automobile.

5.   Confidentiality and Non-Solicitation.  The Executive acknowledges that (a)
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his work for GMI and its affiliates will give him access to trade secrets of and
confidential information concerning the business of GMI and its affiliates (the
"Company Business"); and (b) the agreements and covenants contained in this
Agreement are essential to protect the business and goodwill of GMI and its
affiliates.  Accordingly, during the Term of this Agreement and during any
Salary Continuation Period or CIC Salary Continuation Period (both as
hereinafter defined), the Executive covenants and agrees as follows:

     5.1  To hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of GMI and its
          affiliates all secret, proprietary or confidential material,
          knowledge, data or any other information relating to GMI or any of its
          affiliated companies, and the Company Business ("Confidential
          Information"), which has been obtained by the Executive during the
          Executive's employment by GMI or any of its affiliated companies and
          that has not been, is not now and hereafter does not become public
          knowledge (other than by acts by the Executive or representatives of
          the Executive in violation of this Agreement), and will not, without
          the prior written consent of the Company
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          or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate
          or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other
          than the Company and those designated by it. The Executive further
          agrees to return to the Company any and all records and documents (and
          all copies thereof) and all other property belonging to the Company or
          relating to GMI, its affiliates or their businesses, upon termination
          of Executive's employment with GMI and its affiliates.

     5.2  Not to solicit or entice any other employee of GMI or its affiliates
          to leave GMI or its affiliates to go to work for any other business or
          organization which is in direct or indirect competition with GMI or
          any of its affiliates, nor request or advise a customer or client of
          GMI or its affiliates to curtail or cancel such customer's business
          relationship with GMI or its affiliates.

6.   Rights and Remedies Upon Breach.  If the Executive breaches, or threatens
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to commit a breach of, any of the provisions contained in Section 5 of this
Agreement (the "Restrictive Covenants"), GMI and the Company will have the
following rights and remedies, each of which rights and remedies will be
independent of the others and severally enforceable, and each of which is in
addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to GMI
or the Company under law or in equity:

     6.1  Specific Performance.  The right and remedy to have the Restrictive
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          Covenants specifically enforced by any court of competent
          jurisdiction, it being agreed that any breach or threatened breach of
          the Restrictive Covenants would cause irreparable injury to GMI and
          the Company and that money damages would not provide an adequate
          remedy.

     6.2  Accounting.  The right and remedy to require the Executive to for
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          account  and pay over to GMI or the Company all compensation, profits,
          monies, accruals, increments or other benefits derived or received by
          the Executive as the result of any action constituting a breach of the
          Restrictive Covenants.

     6.3  Cessation of Severance, Benefits and Other Payments.  The right and
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          remedy to cease any further severance, benefit or other compensation
          payments under this Agreement from and after the commencement of such
          breach by the Executive.

The Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Restrictive Covenants are
reasonable and valid in duration and in all other respects.  If any court
determines that any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is
invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Restrictive Covenants will not
thereby be affected and will be given full effect without regard to the invalid
portions.

7.   Notice of Termination.  Any termination of the Executive's employment by
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reason of disability pursuant to Section 9.2 hereof, by the Company for Cause,
or by the Executive for Good Reason will be communicated by Notice of
Termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with Section 17 of
this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of
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Termination" means a written notice which (a) indicates the specific termination
provision in this Agreement relied upon, (b) to the extent applicable, sets
forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a
basis for termination of the Executive's employment under the provision so
indicated, and (c) if the Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than
the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the employment termination date.
The failure to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance
which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause will not waive any right
of the party giving the Notice of Termination hereunder or preclude such party
from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing its rights hereunder.

8.   Date of Termination.  Subject to Section 9.4 regarding Termination for
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Cause, "Date of Termination" means the date of receipt of the Notice of
Termination or any later date specified therein, or the Executive's last day as
an active employee of the Company and its affiliates before a termination of
employment due to death or disability or a termination without Cause, as the
case may be.

9.   Termination.
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     9.1  Termination Upon Death.  If the Executive dies during the Term, this
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          Employment Agreement will terminate; provided, however, that in any
          such event, the Company will pay to the Executive, or to his estate, a
          lump sum amount in cash equal to the product of three (3) times the
          Executive's Annual Salary then in effect (or, if the Executive's
          Annual Salary has been reduced in breach of this Agreement, the
          Executive's Annual Salary before such reduction), and any Benefits
          that have vested in the Executive at the time of such termination as a
          result of his participation in any benefits plans of the Company or
          any of its affiliates will be paid to the Executive, or to his estate
          or designated beneficiary, in accordance with the provisions of such
          plan.

     9.2  Termination Upon Disability.  If during the Term the Executive becomes
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          physically or mentally disabled, whether totally or partially, as
          evidenced by the written statement of a competent physician licensed
          to practice medicine in the United States who is mutually acceptable
          to the Company and the Executive, or his closest relative if he is not
          then able to make such a choice, so that the Executive is unable, with
          reasonable accommodation, substantially to perform his services
          hereunder (i) for a period of four consecutive months, or (ii) for
          shorter periods aggregating six months during any twelve-month period,
          the Company may at any time after the last day of the four consecutive
          months of disability or the day on which the shorter periods of
          disability equal an aggregate of six months, by Notice of Termination,
          terminate the Executive's employment hereunder. In the event of such
          termination, the Term will terminate on the date of such termination
          and the Company will (a) pay to the Executive, or to his estate, a
          lump sum amount in cash equal to the product of three times
          Executive's Annual Salary then in effect (or, if the Executive's
          Annual Salary has been reduced in breach of this Agreement, the
          Executive's Annual Salary before such reduction), and (b) any Benefits
          that have vested in the Executive at the time of
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          such termination as a result of his participation in any benefit plans
          of the Company or any of its affiliates will be paid to the Executive,
          or to his estate or designated beneficiary, subject to the provisions
          of such plans.

     9.3  Termination by the Executive.  Any termination of this Agreement by
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          the Executive during the Term, except such termination for Good
          Reason, will be deemed to be a breach of the terms of this Agreement
          and will entitle GMI and its affiliates to discontinue payment of all
          Annual Salary, Incentive Bonuses and Benefits accruing from and after
          the Date of Termination. Any Benefits that have vested in the
          Executive at the time of such termination as a result of his
          participation in any of the Company's benefit plans will be paid to
          the Executive, or to his estate or designated beneficiary, subject to
          the provisions of such plans.

     9.4  Termination for Cause.  The Company has the right, at any time during
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          the Term, subject to all of the provisions hereof, exercisable by
          serving a Notice of Termination, to terminate the Executive's
          employment under this Agreement and discharge the Executive for Cause.
          If such right is exercised, the obligations of GMI and the Company to
          the Executive will be limited solely to payment by the Company of
          unpaid Annual Salary accrued, and subject to the provisions of the
          applicable benefit plans, any Benefits vested up to the effective date
          specified in the Company's Notice of Termination. Prior to the
          effectiveness of any termination or discharge of the Executive for
          Cause under this Agreement, the Executive will be given thirty days
          from the date he receives the Notice of Termination and an opportunity
          to be heard by the Board in the event the Executive disputes the
          allegations, facts, or circumstances claimed to provide the basis for
          such termination or discharge.

      9.5 Termination By the Company Without Cause or by the Execut ive for Good
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          Reason.  The Company has the right, at any time during the Term,
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          subject to all of the provisions hereof, to terminate the Executive's
          employment under this Agreement and discharge the Executive without
          Cause. Furthermore, notwithstanding any other provision of this
          Agreement, the Executive's employment under this Agreement may be
          terminated at any time during the Term by the Executive for Good
          Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, any good faith determination
          of "Good Reason" made by the Executive will be conclusive. In the
          event of termination of employment either by the Company without Cause
          or by the Executive for Good Reason, the Company will pay the
          following severance payments and benefits to the Executive:

          (i)  Cash in the amount of the Executive's Annual Salary through the
               Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore paid;

          (ii) Any and all compensation deferred under a deferred compensation
               plan or program of GMI or any of its affiliates in a lump sum
               cash payment;
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         (iii) The greater of (a) the Executive's Annual Salary for the number
               of full months remaining in the Term of this Agreement had the
               Executive's employment not been so terminated or (b) the product
               of two (2) times the Executive's Annual Salary, in each case
               based on the Annual Salary of the Executive in effect on the Date
               of Termination (or, if the Executive's Annual Salary has been
               reduced in breach of this Agreement, the Executive's Annual
               Salary before such reduction) and payable in equal monthly
               installments over the greater of the remaining Term of this
               Agreement or two (2) years following the Date of Termination
               (the "Salary Continuation Period");

         (iv)  A lump sum cash amount equal to the greater of (a) the sum of
               actual Incentive Bonuses paid or payable to the Executive,
               including any amount deferred (whether mandatory or elective) or
               (b) the sum of target Incentive Bonuses established for the
               Executive, in either case for the two years immediately prior to
               the Date of Termination, payable within 30 days after the Date of
               Termination.

          (v)  The continuation of the provision of health insurance, dental
               insurance and life insurance benefits for the Salary Continuation
               Period to the Executive and the Executive's family at least equal
               to those which would have been provided to them in accordance
               with the plans, programs, practices and policies of the Company
               as in effect and applicable generally to other peer executives
               and their families during the 90-day period immediately preceding
               the Date of Termination; provided, however, that if the Executive
               becomes re-employed with another employer and is eligible to
               receive medical or other welfare benefits under another employer
               provided plan, the medical and other welfare benefits described
               herein will be secondary to those provided under such other plan
               during such applicable period of eligibility; and

          (vi) The continued accrual of years of service under any and all
               defined benefit retirement plans sponsored or maintained by GMI
               or any affiliate controlled by GMI in effect on and in which the
               Executive was a participant on the Date of Termination, in each
               case for the Salary Continuation Period, but in no event beyond
               the date the Executive or the Executive's spouse begins to
               receive a benefit under any such plan.

     9.6  Termination of Employment Following a Change in Control.  If, during
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          the Effective Period, the Company terminates the Executive's
          employment other than for Cause or the Executive terminates his
          employment with the Company for Good Reason, the Company will pay the
          following to the Executive:

          (i) Cash in the amount of The Executive's Annual Salary through the
              Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore paid;
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     (ii)   Any and all compensation deferred under a deferred compensation plan
            or program of GMI or any of its affiliates in a lump sum cash
            payment;

     (iii)  The greater of (a) the Executive's Annual Salary for the number of
            full months remaining in the Term of this Agreement had the
            Executive's employment not been so terminated or (b) the product of
            three (3) times the Executive's Annual Salary, in each case based on
            the Annual Salary of the Executive in effect on the Date of
            Termination (or, if the Executive's Annual Salary has been reduced
            in breach of this Agreement, the Executive's Annual Salary before
            such reduction) and payable in equal monthly installments over the
            greater of the remaining Term of this Agreement or three (3) years
            following the Date of Termination (the "CIC Salary Continuation
            Period");

     (iv)   A lump sum cash amount equal to three times the greater of (a) the
            highest Incentive Bonus paid or payable to the Executive, including
            any amount deferred (whether mandatory or elective) in any one year
            in the three years prior to the Date of Termination, or (b) the
            highest target Incentive Bonus established for the Executive in the
            three years immediately prior to the Date of Termination, in either
            case, payable within 30 days after the Date of Termination.

     (v)    The continuation of the provision of health insurance, dental
            insurance and life insurance benefits for the CIC Salary
            Continuation Period to the Executive and the Executive's family at
            least equal to those which would have been provided to them in
            accordance with the plans, programs, practices and policies of the
            Company as in effect and applicable generally to other peer
            executives and their families during the 90-day period immediately
            preceding the Effective Period or on the Date of Termination, at the
            election of the Executive; provided, however, that if the Executive
            becomes re-employed with another employer and is eligible to receive
            medical or other welfare benefits under another employer provided
            plan, the medical and other welfare benefits described herein will
            be secondary to those provided under such other plan during such
            applicable period of eligibility; and

     (vi)   The continued accrual of years of service under any and all defined
            benefit retirement plans sponsored or maintained by GMI or any
            affiliate controlled by GMI in effect on and in which the Executive
            was a participant on the Date of Termination, in each case for the
            CIC Salary Continuation Period; but in no event beyond the date the
            Executive or the Executive's spouse begins to receive a benefit
            under any such plan.

9.7  "Basic Earnings" Under Retirement Plans. Any and all amounts paid under
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     this
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            Agreement in the amount of or otherwise in respect of the
            Executive's Annual Salary and Incentive Bonuses, whether or not
            deferred under a deferred compensation plan or program, are intended
            to be and will be "Basic Earnings" for purposes of determining Basic
            Earnings under any and all retirement plans sponsored or maintained
            by GMI or any affiliate controlled by GMI.

10.  Acceleration of Restricted Stock Upon a Change in Control.  Upon a Change
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in Control, all conditions, contingencies and other restrictions will be removed
from the full number of shares of stock subject to any and all performance stock
and other restricted stock grants, if any, that have been awarded to the
Executive under any and all stock plans of GMI or the Company, and said full
number of shares will immediately vest and be issued and delivered to the
Executive free of any and all conditions, contingencies and other restrictions.

11.  Effect of Retirement or Disability Payments.  In the event the Executive
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or the Executive's spouse begins to receive a benefit under one or more
retirement plans sponsored or maintained by GMI or by any affiliate of GMI or
begins to receive any disability payment that has been funded or insured wholly
or in part at the expense of GMI or any affiliate of GMI, the amounts that the
Executive or the Executive's spouse would otherwise be entitled to receive under
this Agreement in the amount of or otherwise in respect of the Executive's
Annual Salary will be reduced by the amount of any such retirement benefit or
disability payments, as the case may be.

12.  Mitigation of Damages.  The Executive will not be required to mitigate
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damages or the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement by
seeking other employment or otherwise.  Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Agreement, the amount of any payment provided for under this
Agreement will not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as the
result of self-employment or employment by another employer or otherwise.

13.  Tax Effect.
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     13.1 If GMI's independent accounting firm determines that any payment or
          distribution by GMI or any of its affiliates to or for the benefit of
          the Executive (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable
          pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, and whether paid
          or payable or distributed or distributable in cash, stock or any other
          form) (a "Payment") constitutes a "parachute payment" as defined in
          Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
          "Code") (or any successor provision thereto) ("Parachute Payment")
          which would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of
          the Code, or any interest or penalties are incurred by the Executive
          with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any
          such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to
          as the "Basic Excise Tax"), then the Executive will be entitled to
          receive an additional payment (a "Gross-Up Payment") in an amount
          which is sufficient to cover any and all federal, state and local
          income taxes and Medicare tax applicable to the Gross-Up Payment,
          including, without limitation, any further excise tax imposed by
          Section 4999 of the Code on or with respect to
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          the Gross-Up Payment, plus payment of the Basic Excise Tax.

     13.2 Subject to the provisions of Section 13.4 below, all determinations
          required to be made under this Section 13, including whether and when
          a Gross-Up Payment is required, the amount of such Gross-Up Payment
          and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determinations,
          will be made by GMI's independent accounting firm, which will provide
          detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive
          within 15 business days of the receipt of notice from the Executive
          that there has been a Payment, or such earlier time as is requested by
          the Company. All fees and disbursements of GMI's independent
          accounting firm will be paid by the Company.

     13.3 Any Gross-Up Payment will be paid by the Company to the Executive
          within five days of the Company's receipt of the determination of
          GMI's independent accounting firm. If such firm determines that no
          Basic Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it will furnish the
          Executive with a written opinion that the Executive has substantial
          authority not to report any Basic Excise Tax on the Executive's
          Federal income tax return. If the Executive is subsequently required
          to make a payment of any Basic Excise Tax, then GMI's independent
          accounting firm will determine the amount of the corresponding Gross-
          Up Payment, and any such Gross-Up Payment will be promptly paid by the
          Company to or for the benefit of the Executive. The fees and
          disbursements of GMI's independent accounting firm will be paid by the
          Company.

     13.4 The Executive will notify the Company in writing within 15 days of any
          claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would
          require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up Payment. If the
          Company notifies the Executive in writing that it desires to contest
          such claim and that it will bear the costs and provide the
          indemnification as required by this paragraph, the Executive will:

          (i)    give the Company any information reasonably requested by the
                 Company relating to such claim,

          (ii)   take such action in connection with contesting such claim as
                 the Company reasonably requests in writing from time to time,
                 including, without limitation, accepting legal representation
                 with respect to such claim by an attorney reasonably selected
                 by the Company,

          (iii)  cooperate with the Company in good faith in order to
                 effectively contest such claim, and

          (iv)   permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating
                 to such claim; provided, however, that the Company will bear
                 and pay directly all costs and expenses (including additional
                 interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such
                 contest and will indemnify and hold the Executive
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                    harmless, on an after-tax basis, for any Basic Excise Tax or
                    income tax, including interest and penalties with respect
                    thereto, imposed as a result of such representation and
                    payment of costs and expenses.  The Company will control all
                    proceedings taken in connection with such contest; provided,
                    however, that if the Company directs the Executive to pay
                    such claim and sue for a refund, the Company will advance
                    the amount of such payment to the Executive, on an interest-
                    free basis, and will indemnify and hold the Executive
                    harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Basic Excise Tax
                    or income tax, including interest or penalties with respect
                    thereto, imposed with respect to such advance or with
                    respect to any imputed income with respect to such advance.

     13.5  If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the
           Company pursuant to Section 13.4(iv), the Executive becomes entitled
           to receive any refund with respect to such claim, the Executive will,
           within 10 days of receipt thereof, pay to the Company the amount of
           such refund, together with any interest paid or credited thereon
           after taxes applicable thereto. If, after the receipt by the
           Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section
           13.4(iv), a determination is made that the Executive will not be
           entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company
           does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to contest
           such denial of refund prior to the expiration of 30 days after such
           determination, then such advance will be forgiven and will not be
           required to be repaid and the amount of such advance will offset, to
           the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be
           paid.

14.  Legal Fees.  In the event of a dispute or disagreement regarding the right
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of the Executive to receive any compensation or other benefit under this
Agreement or the amount of such compensation or other benefit, the Executive
will be reimbursed by the Company for any and all attorney's fees and other
costs and expenses as and when expended by the Executive in connection with such
dispute or disagreement, regardless of the outcome thereof. Further, in the
event the Executive becomes entitled to any monies or benefits hereunder, the
Company agrees to pay such monies and provide such benefits without regard to
any and all claims, offsets or causes of action which the Company or any of its
affiliates may have against the Executive until such time, if ever, as the
Company will have obtained a final judgment in its favor in a court of competent
jurisdiction regarding such claim, offset or cause of action.

15.  Indemnification.  The Executive will be entitled to indemnification of
     ---------------
claims arising by reason of the fact that the Executive is or was a director or
officer of GMI or its affiliates in accordance with the standard terms of
indemnification attached hereto as Attachment A.

16.  Executive's Representations and Warranties.  The Executive represents
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and warrants that the execution and performance of this Agreement is not in
violation of any existing agreement to which he is a party.

17.  Notices.  Any notice provided for in this Agreement will be given in
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writing and be
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delivered personally, telegraphed, telexed, sent by facsimile transmission or
sent by certified, registered or express mail, postage prepaid. Any such notice
will be deemed given when so delivered personally, telegraphed, telexed or sent
by facsimile transmission, or, if mailed, on the date of actual receipt thereof.
Notices will be properly addressed to the parties at their respective addresses
set forth below or to such other address as either party may later specify by
notice to the other in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph:

          If to the Company and GMI:

          Global Marine Inc.
          777 North Eldridge Parkway
          Houston, Texas 77079-4493
          Attention: General Counsel

          If to the Executive:

          Robert E. Rose
          802 Peachwood Bend
          Houston, Texas 77077

18.  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the
     ----------------
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto, including, without
limitation, any and all prior employment or severance agreements and related
amendments entered into between GMI, the Company and the Executive. Furthermore,
the payments and benefits provided for under this Agreement are separate and
apart from and, to the extent paid, will be in lieu of any payment under any
plan or policy of GMI or its affiliates regarding the payment of severance
benefits generally.

19.  Waivers and Amendments.  This Agreement may be amended, superseded,
     ----------------------
canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms and conditions hereof may be
waived, only by a written instrument signed by the parties hereto or, in the
case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance.  No delay on the part of any
party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder will operate as a
waiver thereof, nor will any waiver on the part of any party of any such right,
power or privilege hereunder, nor any single or partial exercise of any right,
power or privilege hereunder, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or
the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder.

20.  Governing Law.  This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
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accordance with the laws of the state of Texas (without giving effect to the
choice of law provisions thereof), where the employment of the Executive will be
deemed, in part, to be performed, and enforcement of this Agreement or any
action taken or held with respect to this Agreement will be taken in the courts
of appropriate jurisdiction in Houston, Texas.

21.  Assignment.  This Agreement, and any rights and obligations hereunder, may
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not be
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assigned by the Executive and may be assigned by GMI or the Company only to any
successor in interest, whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or the
like, or to purchasers of substantially all of the assets of GMI or the Company,
as the case may be.

22.  Binding Agreement.  This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
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binding upon GMI, the Company and their respective successors and assigns and
the Executive and his legal representatives.

23.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts,
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each of which when so executed and delivered will be deemed an original, but all
of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

24.  Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only
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and will not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

25.  Authorization.  The Company and GMI each represents and warrants that the
     -------------
Board and the Board of Directors of the Company have authorized the execution of
this Agreement.

26.  Validity.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this
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Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions
of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect.

27.  Validity Contest. The Company will promptly pay any and all legal fees and
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expenses incurred by the Executive from time to time as a direct result of GMI
or the Company contesting the due execution, authorization, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement.

28.  No Presumption Against Interest. This Agreement has been negotiated,
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drafted, edited and reviewed by the respective parties, and, therefore, no
provision arising directly or indirectly here from will be construed against any
party as being drafted by said party.

29.  Tax Withholding.  GMI and the Company will have the right to deduct from
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all benefits and/or payments made under this Agreement to the Executive any and
all taxes required by law to be paid or withheld with respect to such benefits
or payments.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first above written.

     The Company                           The Executive
     GLOBAL MARINE
     CORPORATE SERVICES INC.
                                                /s/ Robert E. Rose
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                                            Robert E. Rose
       /s/ Thomas R. Johnson
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     Thomas R. Johnson
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     Vice President

     GMI
     GLOBAL MARINE INC.

     /s/ W. Matt Ralls
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     W. Matt Ralls
     Senior Vice President,
     Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

                                 ATTACHMENT A

                                    [DATE]

[NAME AND ADDRESS]

Dear               :

     This letter will confirm the agreement and understanding between Global
Marine Inc. (the "Company") and you regarding indemnification in connection with
your service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company.

     It is and has been the policy of the Company to indemnify its officers and
directors and certain employees and agents against any costs, expenses and other
liabilities to which they may become subject by reason of their service to the
Company, and to insure them against such liabilities, as and to the extent
available at a commercially reasonable rate, permitted by applicable law and in
accordance with the principles of good corporate governance. In this regard, the
Company's By-laws (Section III-11) require that the Company indemnify and
advance costs and expenses to (collectively "indemnify") its directors and
officers, in each case including indemnity in respect of service at the request
of the Company as a director or officer of an affiliate, and provide that the
Company may indemnify its employees and agents, as permitted by Delaware law. A
copy of the relevant provisions of the Company's By-laws, as currently in
effect, are attached hereto.

     In consideration of your service to the Company, the Company shall
indemnify you, and hereby confirms its agreement to indemnify you, to the full
extent provided by applicable law and the By-laws of the Company as currently in
effect.  In particular, as provided by the By-laws, the Company shall make any
necessary determination as to your entitlement to indemnification in
<PAGE>

respect of any liability within 60 days of receiving a written request from you
for indemnification against such liability. You have agreed to provide the
Company with such information or documentation as the Company may reasonably
request to evidence the liabilities against which indemnification is sought or
as may be necessary to permit the Company to submit a claim in respect thereof
under any applicable directors and officers liability insurance or other
liability insurance policy. You have further agreed to cooperate with the
Company in the making of any determination regarding your entitlement to
indemnification. If the Company does not make a determination within the
required 60-day period, a favorable determination will be deemed to be made, and
you shall be entitled to payment, subject only to your written agreement to
refund such payment if a contrary determination is later made. In the event the
Company shall determine that you are not entitled to indemnification, the
Company shall give you written notice thereof specifying the reason therefor,
including any determinations of fact or conclusions of law relied upon in
reaching such determination. Notwithstanding any determination made by the
Company that you are not entitled to indemnification, you shall be entitled to
seek a de novo judicial determination of your right to indemnification under the
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By-laws, this Agreement or otherwise by commencing an appropriate action
therefor within 180 days after the Company shall notify you of its
determination. The Company shall not oppose any such action by reason of any
prior determination made by it as to your right to indemnification or, except in
good faith, raise any objection not specifically relating to the merits of your
indemnification claim or not considered by the Company in making its own
determination. In any such proceeding, the Company shall bear the burden of
proof in showing that your conduct did not meet the applicable standard of
conduct required by the By-laws or applicable law for indemnification. It is
understood that, as provided in Section III-11 of the By-laws, any expenses
incurred by you in any investigation or proceeding by the Company or before any
court commenced for the purpose of making any such determination shall be
reimbursed by the Company. No future amendment of the By-laws shall diminish
your rights under this Agreement, unless you shall have consented to such
amendment.

     Your right to indemnification as aforesaid shall be in addition to any
right to remuneration to which you may from time to time be entitled as a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company.

     It is understood and agreed that your right to indemnification shall not
entitle you to continue in your present position with the Company or any future
position to which you may be appointed or elected and that you shall be entitled
to indemnification under the By-laws only in respect to liabilities arising out
of acts or omissions or alleged acts or omissions by you as a director, officer,
employee or agent or as otherwise provided by the By-laws, but you shall be
entitled to such indemnification with respect to any such liability, whether
incurred or arising during or after your service as a director, officer,
employee or agent and whether before or after the date of this letter, in
respect of any claim, cause, action, proceeding or investigation, whether
commenced, accruing or arising during or after your service as a director,
officer, employee or agent and whether before or after the date of this letter.

     This Agreement shall terminate upon the later of (i) the tenth anniversary
of the date on which you shall cease to be a director, officer, employee or
agent of the Company or (ii) the final termination or resolution of all actions,
suits, proceedings or investigations commenced within
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such ten-year period and relating to the Company or any of its affiliates or
your services thereto to which you may be or become a party and of all claims
for indemnifications by you under this Agreement asserted within such ten-year
period.

     It is understood and agreed that this Agreement is binding upon the Company
and its successors and shall inure to your benefit and that of your heirs,
distributees and legal representatives.  If any provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the balance of this Agreement shall remain in effect, and if any
provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless
remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances.  This Agreement, and
the interpretation and enforcement thereof, shall be governed by the laws of the
state of Delaware.  In confirmation of the provisions of the Company's By-laws,
the Company hereby agrees to pay, and you shall be held harmless from and
indemnified against, any costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) which
you may reasonably incur in connection with any challenge to the validity of, or
the performance and enforcement of, this Agreement, in the same manner as
provided by the Company's By-laws.

     If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement,
kindly countersign the enclosed copy of this letter, whereupon this letter shall
become a binding agreement in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware.

                              GLOBAL MARINE INC.

                              By: ___________________________________
                                         [OFFICER]

______________________________________
[NAME]

                               GLOBAL MARINE INC.
                        BY-LAW REGARDING INDEMNIFICATION
                        --------------------------------

     Section III-11  Indemnification of Directors, Officers, Employees and
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Agents:  (a)(i)  The corporation, to the full extent permitted, and in the
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manner required by the laws of the state of Delaware, as in effect at the time
of the adoption of this revised Section III-11 or as such laws may be amended
from time to time, shall indemnify any person who was or is made a party to or
is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding (including any appeal thereof), whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or
officer of the corporation, or, if at a time when he was a director or officer
of the corporation, is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, partner, trustee, fiduciary, employee or agent (a "Subsidiary
Officer") of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise (an "Affiliated Entity"),
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against expenses (including attorneys' fees), costs, judgments, fines, penalties
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person
in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good
faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interest of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful; provided, however, that the corporation shall not be obligated to
indemnify against any amount paid in settlement unless the corporation has
consented to such settlement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall
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not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith
and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, that such person had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing
provisions of this subparagraph (i) and except for any action, suit or
proceeding brought on behalf of a person to enforce the right to indemnification
hereunder or otherwise, a person shall not be entitled, as a matter of right, to
indemnification pursuant to this subparagraph (i) against costs or expenses
incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding commenced by such
person against any person who is or was a director, officer, fiduciary, employee
or agent of the corporation or a Subsidiary Officer of an Affiliated Entity, but
such indemnification may be provided by the corporation in any specific case as
permitted by paragraph (f) of this Section III-11.

     (ii)  The corporation may indemnify any employee or agent of the
corporation in the manner and to the extent that it shall indemnify any director
or officer under this paragraph (a), including indemnity in respect of service
at the request of the corporation as a Subsidiary Officer of an Affiliated
Entity.

     (b)(i)  The corporation, to the full extent permitted, and in the manner
required by the laws of the state of Delaware, as in effect at the time of the
adoption of this Section III-11 or as such laws may be amended from time to
time, shall indemnify any person who was or is made a party to or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit
(including any appeal thereof) brought in the right of the corporation to
procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was
a director or officer of the corporation, or, if at a time when he was a
director or officer of the corporation, is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a Subsidiary Officer of an Affiliated Entity, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) and costs actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with such action or suit if such person acted in good faith
and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made
in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless, and except to the extent that,
the Court of Chancery of the state of Delaware or the court in which such
judgment was rendered shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such
person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses and
costs as the Court of Chancery of the state of Delaware or such other court
shall deem proper.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing
provisions of this subparagraph (b)(i), a person shall not be entitled, as a
matter of right, to indemnification pursuant to this subparagraph (b)(i) against
costs and expenses incurred in connection with any action or suit in the right
of the corporation commenced by such person, but such indemnification may be
provided by the corporation in any specific case as permitted by paragraph (f)
of this
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Section III-11.

     (ii) The corporation may indemnify any employee or agent of the corporation
in the manner and to the extent that it shall indemnify any director or officer
under this paragraph (b), including indemnity in respect of service at the
request of the corporation as a Subsidiary Officer of an Affiliated Entity.

     (c)  Any indemnification under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section III-11
(unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized
in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director,
officer, employee or agent is proper under the circumstances because such person
has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of
this Section III-11.  Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of
Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not
parties to the action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification is
sought or by majority vote of the members of a committee of the Board of
Directors composed of at least three members each of whom is not a party to such
action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable and/or
such a committee is not established or obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a
quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a
written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders.  In the event a request for
indemnification is made by any person referred to in subparagraph (i) of
paragraph (a) or subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b), the corporation shall cause
such determination to be made not later than 60 days after such request is made.

     (d)(i)  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section III-11, to the
extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section III-11, or in
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) and costs actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection therewith.

     (ii) To the extent any person who is or was a director or officer of the
corporation has served or prepared to serve as a witness in any action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, or in any
investigation by the corporation or the Board of Directors thereof or a
committee thereof or by any securities exchange on which securities of the
corporation are or were listed or any national securities association, by reason
of his services as a director or officer of the corporation or, if at a time
when he was a director or officer of the corporation, is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a Subsidiary Officer of an Affiliated Entity, the
corporation shall indemnify such person against expenses (including attorney's
fees) and costs actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
therewith within 30 days after the receipt by the corporation from such person
of a statement requesting such indemnification, averring such service and
reasonably evidencing such expenses and costs.  The corporation may indemnify
any employee or agent of the corporation to the same extent it is required to
indemnify any director or officer of the corporation pursuant to the foregoing
sentence of this paragraph.

     (e)(i)  Expenses and costs incurred by any person referred to in
subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) or subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of this
Section III-11 in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it shall
ultimately be
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determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation
as authorized by this Section III-11.

     (ii) Expenses and costs incurred by any person referred to in subparagraph
(ii) of paragraph (a) or subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of this Section III-
11 in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit
or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition
of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the Board of Directors, a
committee thereof or an officer of the corporation or a committee thereof
authorized to so act by the Board of Directors upon receipt of an undertaking by
or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be
determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation
as authorized by this Section III-11.

     (f)  The provision of indemnification to or the advancement of expenses and
costs to any person under this Section III-11, or the entitlement of any person
to indemnification or advancement of expenses and costs under this Section III-
11, shall not limit or restrict in any way the power of the corporation to
indemnify or advance expenses and costs to such person in any other way
permitted by law or be deemed exclusive of any right to which any person seeking
indemnification or advancement of expenses and costs may be entitled under any
law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise,
both as to action in such person's capacity as an officer, director, employee or
agent of the corporation and as to action in any other capacity while holding
any such position.

     (g)  The indemnification provided or permitted under this Section III-11
shall apply in respect of any expense, costs, judgment, fine, penalty or amount
paid in settlement, whether or not the claim or cause of action in respect
thereof accrued or arose before or after the effective date of this revised
Section III-11.  The right of any person who is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation to indemnification and advance payment of
expenses and costs under this Section III-11 shall continue after he shall have
ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the
benefit of the heirs, distributees, executors, administrators and other legal
representatives of such person.

     (h)  This Section III-11 shall be deemed to create a binding obligation on
the part of the corporation to its current and former officers and directors and
their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators and other legal
representatives, and each director or officer in acting in such capacity shall
be entitled to rely on the provisions of this Section III-11, without giving
notice thereof to the corporation.

     (i)  The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a Subsidiary Officer
of any Affiliated Entity, against any liability asserted against such person and
incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person's
status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify
such person against such liability under the provisions of this Section III-11
or applicable law.

     (j)(i) For purposes of this Section III-11, references to "the corporation"
shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent
corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger which, if its corporate existence had continued, would
have been permitted under applicable law to indemnify its directors, officers,
employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of
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such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such
constituent corporation as a Subsidiary Officer of any Affiliated Entity, shall
stand in the same position under the provisions of this Section III-11 with
respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with
respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

     (ii)  For purposes of this Section III-11, references to "fines" shall
include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee
benefit plan; references to "serving at the request of the corporation" shall
include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation
which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer,
employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or
beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries
of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not
opposed to the best interest of the corporation" as referred to in this Section
III-11.
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                                FIRST AMENDMENT
                                      TO
                             AMENDED AND RESTATED
                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

          WHEREAS, Global Marine Inc. (the "Company"), Global Marine Corporate
Services Inc. and Robert E. Rose (the "Executive") entered into an Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement dated as of August 16, 2001 (the "Employment
Agreement"); and

          WHEREAS, on August 31, 2001, the Board of Directors of Global Marine
Inc. (the "Board") approved the execution of an Agreement and Plan of Merger by
and among Santa Fe International Corporation, Global Marine Inc. and certain
other parties (the "Merger Agreement"); and

          WHEREAS, in connection with the transaction contemplated under the
Merger Agreement (the "Merger"), the Executive agrees to relinquish his position
as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Marine
Inc. and accept the executive position of Chairman of the Board of Santa Fe
International Corporation; and

          WHEREAS, the obligations of Global Marine Inc. under the Employment
Agreement shall be assumed by Santa Fe International Corporation upon the Merger
pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, which terms are intended to
satisfy the written assumption requirement described in Section 1.5(v) of the
Employment Agreement; and

          WHEREAS, this First Amendment to the Employment Agreement (the
"Amendment") is intended to reflect the terms of the Merger Agreement and to
operate as consent on the part of the Executive for purposes of Section 1.5 of
the Employment Agreement; and

          WHEREAS, the Amendment will take effect upon the consummation of the
Merger (the "Effective Time"); and

          WHEREAS, the Executive will receive, in consideration of his execution
of this Amendment and contingent upon the occurrence of the Effective Time, a
grant of 250,000 shares of restricted stock as approved by the Compensation
Committee of the Board on August 16, 2001;

          NOW, THEREFORE, effective as of the Effective Time, the parties to
this Amendment agree as follows:

1.   Effective as of the Effective Time, all references in the Employment
Agreement to Global Marine Inc. and to Global Marine Corporate Services Inc.
shall be amended to refer to Santa Fe International Corporation.

2.   Effective as of the Effective Time, Section 2 of the Employment Agreement
shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:

          2.   Employment by the Company; Duties. Santa Fe International
          Corporation hereby employs the Executive and the Executive hereby
          accepts employment by Santa Fe International Corporation in accordance
          with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
          Executive will serve as an officer of Santa Fe
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          International Corporation in the capacity of Chairman of the Board of
          Santa Fe International Corporation and will also serve in those
          offices and directorships of Santa Fe International Corporation and
          its affiliates to which he may from time to time be appointed or
          elected. In connection with his position as Chairman of the Board of
          Santa Fe International Corporation, the Executive agrees to perform
          the duties and responsibilities set forth in Exhibit A. The Executive
          will devote all reasonable efforts and all of his business time and
          services to Santa Fe International Corporation and its affiliates,
          subject to the direction of the Board of Directors of Santa Fe
          International Corporation and the Boards of Directors of such
          affiliates. The Executive will not engage in any other business
          activities except for passive investments and his farm and ranching
          interests, service on the Board of Directors of Superior Energy
          Services, Inc. or any successor, and service on the Board of Directors
          of Grey Wolf Drilling Company or any successor, which activities will
          not materially interfere with the Executive's obligations hereunder.

3.   The Executive agrees that the award of restricted stock approved by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Global Marine Inc. on August
16, 2001, to be granted upon the Effective Time is awarded as consideration for
and contingent upon his execution of this Amendment.

4.   This Amendment is conditioned upon the occurrence of the Effective Time,
and, if the Effective Time does not transpire by March 31, 2002, or if the
Merger Agreement is sooner terminated in accordance with its terms, all
provisions will be void.

     GLOBAL MARINE INC.                           The Executive

        /s/ W. Matt Ralls                            /s/ Robert E. Rose
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     W. Matt Ralls                                Robert E. Rose
     Senior Vice President,
     Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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                                   EXHIBIT A
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Duties of the Chairman of the Board
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 .    Presides at all meetings of the Board of Directors;

 .    Makes himself available to the Chief Executive Officer to provide advice
     and counsel in developing management's recommendations on the Company's
     positions on strategic issues (e.g., major business and corporate
     initiatives, and the selection, retention, compensation and termination of
     directors and senior officers), and leads the Board in establishing the
     Board's position on such issues;

 .    In consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and with the assistance of
     the Corporate Secretary, establishes agendas and makes arrangements for
     meetings of the Board of Directors and meetings of stockholders;

 .    Together with the Chief Executive Officer, has general responsibility for
     information flow to the Board and to committees of the Board;

 .    Assists the Chief Executive Officer in the integration of both companies
     following the merger;

 .    In coordination with the Chief Executive Officer, acts as senior company
     liaison with industry, community and political contacts regarding issues of
     concern to the Company; and

 .    Exercises and performs such other powers and duties as may from time to
     time be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or be prescribed by the
     Company's governing documents.<PAGE>

                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.4

                                   AGREEMENT

     THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this 16th day of August 2001 by and between
GLOBAL MARINE INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and ________________
(the "Executive").

     WHEREAS, the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") has determined that
it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to ensure that
the Company and its affiliates will have the continued dedication of the
Executive, notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of a
termination of the Executive's employment in certain circumstances, including
following a Change in Control as defined herein; and

     WHEREAS, the Board believes it is imperative to diminish the inevitable
distraction of the Executive by virtue of the personal uncertainties and risks
created by a pending or threatened termination of the Executive's employment in
such circumstances and to provide the Executive with compensation and benefits
arrangements upon such a termination which ensure that the compensation and
benefits expectations of the Executive will be satisfied and which are
competitive with those of other corporations;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in order to accomplish these objectives, the Board has
caused the Company to enter into this Agreement with the Executive, and it is
hereby agreed as follows:

1.   Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms will have
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the following meanings unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement:

     (a)  Beneficiary. "Beneficiary" means any individual, trust or other entity
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          named by the Executive to receive the severance payments and benefits
          payable hereunder in the event of the death of the Executive during
          the Salary Continuation Period or CIC Salary Continuation Period (both
          as defined hereunder). Executive may designate a Beneficiary to
          receive such payments and benefits by completing a form provided by
          the Company and delivering it to the Company's Corporate Secretary.
          The Executive may change his or her designated Beneficiary at any time
          (without the consent of any prior Beneficiary) by completing and
          delivering to the Company a new beneficiary designation form. If a
          Beneficiary has not been designated by the Executive, or if no
          designated Beneficiary survives the Executive, then the payment and
          benefits provided under this Agreement, if any, will be paid to the
          Executive's estate.

     (b)  Cause. "Cause" means an act or acts of misconduct harmful to the
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          Company or any of its affiliates, including without limitation any
          violation of any policy regarding the use and possession of alcohol,
          illegal drugs, firearms or dangerous weapons that is applicable to the
          employees of the Company and its affiliates generally, and will not
          mean inadequate performance or incompetence.
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     (c)  Change in Control.  A "Change in Control" means the occurrence of any
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          of the following events:

          (i)  The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the
               meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the U.S. Securities Exchange
               Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (a "Person") of
               beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
               Exchange Act) of 35% or more of either (A) the then outstanding
               shares of common stock of the Company or of any affiliate of the
               Company by which the Executive is employed or which directly or
               indirectly owns or controls any affiliate by which the Executive
               is employed (the "Outstanding Company Common Stock") or (B) the
               combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
               of the Company or of any affiliate of the Company by which the
               Executive is employed or which directly or indirectly owns or
               controls any affiliate by which the Executive is employed
               entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
               "Outstanding Company Voting Securities"); provided, however, that
               the following acquisitions will not constitute a Change in
               Control:  (I)  any acquisition by the Company or by any affiliate
               of the Company that remains under the Company's control, (II) any
               acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust)
               sponsored or maintained by the Company or by any affiliate
               controlled by the Company, (III) the sale, exchange, transfer or
               other disposition of substantially all of the assets of the
               Company or of any affiliate of the Company by which the Executive
               is employed or which directly or indirectly owns or controls any
               affiliate by which the Executive is employed to the Chief
               Executive Officer of the Company or of any affiliate of the
               Company by which the Executive is employed or which directly or
               indirectly owns or controls any affiliate by which the Executive
               is employed (the "CEO"), alone or with other officers, or a
               merger, consolidation or other reorganization involving the
               Company or any affiliate of the Company by which the Executive is
               employed or which directly or indirectly owns or controls any
               affiliate by which the Executive is employed and the CEO, alone
               or with other officers, or any entity in which the CEO (alone or
               with other officers) has, directly or indirectly, a substantial
               equity or ownership interest, (IV) a transaction otherwise
               commonly referred to as a "management leveraged buyout," or (V)
               any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a reorganization,
               merger or consolidation, if, following such reorganization,
               merger or consolidation, the conditions described in clauses (I),
               (II), (III), or (IV) are satisfied; or

          (ii) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the
               "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a
               majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual
               becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election,
               or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders, was
               approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then
               comprising the Incumbent Board will be considered as though such
               individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding
               for this purpose any such individual whose initial assumption of
               office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened
               election contest
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                (meaning a solicitation of the type that would be subject to
                Rule 14a-ll of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act) or other
                actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or
                on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

          (iii) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a reorganization,
                merger or consolidation, in each case unless, following such
                reorganization, merger or consolidation, (A) more than 50% of,
                respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the
                corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger or
                consolidation and the combined voting power of the then
                outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to
                vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially
                owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of
                the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners,
                respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and
                Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such
                reorganization, merger or consolidation in substantially the
                same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such
                reorganization, merger or consolidation, of the Outstanding
                Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities,
                as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding the Company, any
                affiliate of the Company that remains under the Company's
                control, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored
                or maintained by the Company or by any affiliate controlled by
                the Company or such corporation resulting from such
                reorganization, merger or consolidation, and any Person
                beneficially owning, immediately prior to such reorganization,
                merger or consolidation, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of
                the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company
                Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns,
                directly or indirectly, 35% or more of, respectively, the then
                outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting
                from such reorganization, merger or consolidation or the
                combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
                of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election
                of directors, and (C) at least a majority of the members of the
                board of directors of the corporation resulting from such
                reorganization, merger or consolidation were members of the
                Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial
                agreement providing for such reorganization, merger or
                consolidation; or

          (iv)  Approval by the stockholders of the Company of any plan or
                proposal which would result directly or indirectly in (A) a
                complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or of any
                affiliate of the Company by which the Executive is employed, or
                (B) the liquidation, transfer, sale or other disposition of all
                or substantially all of the assets of the Company or of any
                affiliate of the Company by which the Executive is employed or
                which directly or indirectly owns or controls any affiliate by
                which the Executive is employed, other than to a corporation
                with respect to which following such sale or other disposition
                (I) more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares
                of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting
                power of the then outstanding voting securities of such
                corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
                directors is then beneficially
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               owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the
               individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners,
               respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and
               Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such
               sale or other disposition in substantially the same proportions
               as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other
               disposition, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and
               Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (II)
               no Person (excluding the Company, any affiliate of the Company
               that remains under the Company's control, any employee benefit
               plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or
               by any affiliate controlled by the Company or such corporation,
               and any Person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such
               sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of
               the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company
               Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns,
               directly or indirectly, 35% or more of, respectively, the then
               outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation or the
               combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
               of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
               directors, and (III) at least a majority of the members of the
               board of directors of such corporation were members of the
               Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial
               agreement or action of the Board providing for such sale or other
               disposition of assets.

     (d)  Disability.  "Disability" means the Executive's total disability as
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          defined under the terms of the Company's long-term disability plan in
          effect on the Date of Termination.

     (e)  Effective Period.  The "Effective Period" means the 36-month period
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          following any Change in Control.

     (f)  Good Reason. "Good Reason" means, unless the Executive has consented
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          in writing thereto, the occurrence of any of the following:

          (i)   The assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent with
                the Executive's position, including any change in status, title,
                authority, duties or responsibilities or any other action which
                results in a diminution in such status, title, authority, duties
                or responsibilities, excluding for this purpose an isolated,
                insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and
                which is remedied by the Company or the Executive's employer
                promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive;

          (ii)  A reduction by the Company or the Executive's employer in the
                Executive's base salary;

          (iii) The relocation of the Executive's office to a location more than
                40 miles outside Houston, Texas;

          (iv)  Following a Change in Control, unless a plan providing a
                substantially similar compensation or benefit is substituted,
                (A) the failure by the
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               Company or any of its affiliates to continue in effect any
               material fringe benefit or compensation plan, retirement plan,
               life insurance plan, health and accident plan or disability plan
               in which the Executive is participating prior to the Change in
               Control, or (B) the taking of any action by the Company or any of
               its affiliates which would adversely affect the Executive's
               participation in or materially reduce his benefits under any of
               such plans or deprive him of any material fringe benefit; or

          (v)  Following a Change in Control, the failure of the Company or the
               affiliate of the Company by which the Executive is employed, or
               any affiliate which directly or indirectly owns or controls any
               affiliate by which the Executive is employed, to obtain the
               assumption in writing of the Company's obligation to perform this
               Agreement by any successor to all or substantially all of the
               assets of the Company or such affiliate within 15 days after a
               reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition
               of assets of the Company or such affiliate.

          For purposes of this Agreement, any good faith determination of "Good
          Reason" made by the Executive will be conclusive.

2.   Term.  The term ("Term") of this Agreement will commence on the date first
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above written (the "Commencement Date") and will end when the Executive is no
longer an employee of GMI and its affiliates and has received all severance
payments and benefits to which he or she is entitled under this Agreement.

3.   Notice of Termination.  Any termination of the Executive's employment by
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the Company, or by any affiliate of the Company by which the Executive is
employed, for Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason will be communicated by
Notice of Termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with
Paragraph 12 of this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of
Termination" means a written notice which (a) indicates the specific termination
provision in this Agreement relied upon, (b) to the extent applicable, sets
forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a
basis for termination of the Executive's employment under the provision so
indicated, and (c) if the Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than
the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the employment termination date.
The failure to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance
which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause will not waive any right
of the party giving the Notice of Termination hereunder or preclude such party
from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing its rights hereunder.

4.   Date of Termination.  "Date of Termination" means the date of receipt of
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the Notice of Termination or any later date specified therein, or the
Executive's last date as an active employee of the Company and its affiliates
before a termination of employment due to death or disability, or a termination
other than for Cause, as the case may be.

5.   Obligations of the Company Upon Termination of Executive's Employment.
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     (a)  Termination of Employment for Good Reason or Other Than for Cause.
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          The Company will pay the following severance payments and benefits to
          the Executive upon the termination of the Executive's employment with
          the Company and its
<PAGE>

          affiliates, by the Company or by any affiliate of the Company by which
          the Executive is employed, other than for Cause, or by the Executive
          for Good Reason within six months following the occurrence of any
          event constituting Good Reason:

          (i)    Cash in the amount of the Executive's annual base salary
                 through the Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore
                 paid;

          (ii)   Any and all compensation deferred under a deferred compensation
                 plan or program of the Company or any of its affiliates in a
                 lump sum cash payment;

          (iii)  Cash in an amount equal to the product of two times the
                 Executive's annual base salary at the rate in effect at the
                 time Notice of Termination is given, payable in equal monthly
                 installments over a period of two years following the Date of
                 Termination (the "Salary Continuation Period");

          (iv)   If recommended specifically in the Executive's case by the
                 Company's Chief Executive Officer and approved specifically in
                 the Executive's case by the Board's Compensation Committee, in
                 their sole and absolute discretion, a lump sum cash amount
                 equal to the sum of actual bonuses paid or payable, including
                 any amount deferred (whether mandatory or elective), to the
                 Executive in the two years immediately prior to the Date of
                 Termination, payable within 30 days after the Date of
                 Termination;

          (v)    The continuation of the provision of health insurance, dental
                 insurance and life insurance benefits for the Salary
                 Continuation Period to the Executive and the Executive's family
                 at least equal to those which would have been provided to them
                 in accordance with the plans, programs, practices and policies
                 of the Company as in effect and applicable generally to other
                 peer executives and their families during the 90-day period
                 immediately preceding the Date of Termination; provided,
                 however, that if the Executive becomes re-employed with another
                 employer and is eligible to receive medical or other welfare
                 benefits under another employer provided plan, the medical and
                 other welfare benefits described herein will be secondary to
                 those provided under such other plan during such applicable
                 period of eligibility;

          (vi)   The continued accrual of years of service under any and all
                 defined benefit retirement plans sponsored or maintained by the
                 Company or by any affiliate controlled by the Company in effect
                 on and in which the Executive was a participant on the Date of
                 Termination, in each case for the Salary Continuation Period,
                 but in no event beyond the date the Executive or Executive's
                 spouse begins to receive a benefit under any such plan; and

          (vii)  The immediate vesting of benefits under the Company's Executive
                 Supplemental Retirement Plan of 1990, as amended and in effect
                 at the Date of Termination, as if the Executive had attained at
                 least age 55 and at
<PAGE>

               least 5 years of service, thereby entitling the Executive to
               Normal Retirement Benefits commencing at any time on or after the
               Executive's Normal Retirement Date or Early Retirement Benefits
               commencing at any time on or after the Executive attains or would
               have attained age 55, in each case as such term is defined in
               said plan; and, to the extent permitted by applicable
               governmental laws and regulations, immediate eligibility for any
               and all non-pension post-retirement benefits under any and all
               plans and policies of the Company or any affiliate of the
               Company, as amended and in effect at the Date of Termination, as
               if the Executive had attained at least age 55 and regardless of
               whether or not the Executive actually retires under any pension
               or retirement plan, provided, however, that the Executive must
               also meet any and all other requirements under such plans and
               policies in order to participate in such benefits.

     (b)  Termination of Employment Following a Change in Control.  If, during
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          the Effective Period, the Company or any affiliate of the Company by
          which the Executive is employed terminates the Executive's employment,
          other than for Cause, or any event constituting Good Reason occurs and
          the Executive terminates employment with the Company for Good Reason
          within six months after such occurrence, the Company will pay the
          following to the Executive:

          (i)    Cash in the amount of the Executive's annual base salary
                 through the Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore
                 paid;

          (ii)   Any and all compensation deferred under a deferred compensation
                 plan or program of the Company or any of its affiliates in a
                 lump sum cash payment;

          (iii)  Cash in an amount equal to the product of three times the
                 Executive's annual base salary at the greater of (A) the rate
                 in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given or (B) the
                 rate in effect immediately preceding the Change in Control,
                 payable in equal monthly installments over a period of three
                 years following the Date of Termination (the "CIC Salary
                 Continuation Period");

          (iv)   A lump sum cash amount equal to the product of three times the
                 highest total bonus paid or payable in any one year, including
                 any amounts deferred (whether mandatory or elective), to the
                 Executive in the three years immediately prior to the Date of
                 Termination;

          (v)    The continuation of the provision of health insurance, dental
                 insurance and life insurance benefits for the CIC Salary
                 Continuation Period to the Executive and the Executive's family
                 at least equal to those which would have been provided to them
                 in accordance with the plans, programs, practices and policies
                 of the Company as in effect and applicable generally to other
                 peer executives and their families during the 90-day period
                 immediately preceding the Effective Period or on the Date of
                 Termination, at the election of the Executive; provided,
                 however, that if the Executive
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                 becomes re-employed with another employer and is eligible to
                 receive medical or other welfare benefits under another
                 employer provided plan, the medical and other welfare benefits
                 described herein will be secondary to those provided under such
                 other plan during such applicable period of eligibility;

          (vi)   The continued accrual of years of service under any and all
                 defined benefit retirement plans sponsored or maintained by the
                 Company or by any affiliate controlled by the Company in effect
                 on and in which the Executive was a Participant on the Date of
                 Termination, in each case for the CIC Salary Continuation
                 Period, but in no event beyond the date the Executive or
                 Executive's spouse begins to receive a benefit under any such
                 plan; and

          (vii)  The immediate vesting of benefits under the Company's Executive
                 Supplemental Retirement Plan of 1990, as amended and in effect
                 at either the Date of Termination or immediately preceding the
                 Change in Control, at the election of the Executive, as if the
                 Executive had attained at least age 55 and at least 5 years of
                 service, thereby entitling the Executive to Normal Retirement
                 Benefits commencing at any time on or after the Executive's
                 Normal Retirement Date or Early Retirement Benefits commencing
                 at any time on or after the Executive attains or would have
                 attained age 55, in each case as such term is defined in said
                 plan; and, to the extent permitted by applicable governmental
                 laws and regulations, immediate eligibility for any and all
                 non-pension post-retirement benefits under any and all plans
                 and policies of the Company or any affiliate of the Company, as
                 amended and in effect at either the Date of Termination or
                 immediately preceding the Change in Control, at the election of
                 the Executive, as if the Executive had attained at least age 55
                 and regardless of whether or not the Executive actually retires
                 under any pension or retirement plan, provided, however, that
                 the Executive must also meet any and all other requirements
                 under such plans and policies in order to participate in such
                 benefits.

     (c)  Termination of Employment Upon Executive's Disability.  In the event
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          of the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company and
          its affiliates due to the Executive's Disability, the Company will pay
          to the Executive the severance payments and benefits listed in
          paragraph 5(a) of this Agreement; provided, however, that the amounts
          that the Executive would otherwise be entitled to receive under this
          Agreement in the amount of or otherwise in respect of the Executive's
          annual base salary will be reduced by the amount of any disability
          payments received by the Executive that have been funded or insured
          wholly or in part at the expense of the Company or any affiliate of
          the Company.

     (d)  Effect of Death. In the event of the Executive's death during the
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          Salary Continuation Period or the CIC Salary Continuation Period, the
          severance payments and benefits listed in paragraphs 5(a) or 5(b) of
          this Agreement, as applicable, will be paid to the Executive's
          Beneficiary for remainder of the Salary Continuation Period or the CIC
          Salary Continuation Period, as the case may be.
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     (e)  "Basic Earnings" Under Retirement Plans.  Any and all amounts paid
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          under this Agreement in the amount of or otherwise in respect of the
          Executive's annual base salary and bonuses, whether or not deferred
          under a deferred compensation plan or program, are intended to be and
          will be "Basic Earnings" for purposes of determining Basic Earnings
          under any and all retirement plans sponsored or maintained by the
          Company or by any affiliate controlled by the Company.

6.   Acceleration of Restricted Stock Awards Upon a Change in Control.  Upon a
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Change in Control, all conditions, contingencies and other restrictions will be
removed from the full number of shares of stock subject to any and all
performance stock and other restricted stock grants, if any, that have been
awarded to the Executive under any and all stock plans of the Company, and said
full number of shares will immediately vest and be issued and delivered to the
Executive free of any and all conditions, contingencies and other restrictions.

7.   Effect of Retirement or Attainment of Age 65.  In the event the Executive
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or the Executive's spouse begins to receive a benefit under one or more
retirement plans sponsored or maintained by the Company or by any affiliate of
the Company before the Executive becomes or would have become eligible for
Normal Retirement under any such plan at age 65, the amounts that the Executive
or the Executive's spouse would otherwise be entitled to receive under this
Agreement in the amount of or otherwise in respect of the Executive's annual
base salary will be reduced by the amount of any payments received by the
Executive or the Executive's spouse under such plan or plans.  Furthermore, in
no event will the severance payments or benefits provided for under this
Agreement be paid or otherwise provided to the Executive, the Executive's
spouse, or the Beneficiary beyond the date the Executive becomes or would have
become eligible for normal retirement at age 65 under one or more of the
retirement plans sponsored or maintained by the Company or any affiliate of the
Company.

8.   Mitigation of Damages.  The Executive will not be required to mitigate
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damages or the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement by
seeking other employment or otherwise.  Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Agreement, the amount of any payment provided for under this
Agreement will not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as the
result of self-employment or employment by another employer or otherwise.

9.   Tax Effect.
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     (a)  If the Company's independent accounting firm determines that any
          payment or distribution by the Company or its affiliates to or for the
          benefit of the Executive (whether paid or payable or distributed or
          distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise,
          and whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable in cash,
          stock or any other form) (a "Payment") constitutes a "parachute
          payment" as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of
          1986, as amended (the "Code") (or any successor provision thereto)
          ("Parachute Payment") which would be subject to the excise tax imposed
          by Section 4999 of the Code, or any interest or penalties are incurred
          by the Executive with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax,
          together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter
          collectively referred to as the "Basic Excise Tax"), then the
          Executive will be entitled to receive an additional payment (a "Gross-
          Up Payment") in an amount which is sufficient to cover any and all
          federal, state and local income
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          taxes and Medicare tax applicable to the Gross-Up Payment, including,
          without limitation, any further excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of
          the Code on or with respect to the Gross-Up Payment, plus payment of
          the Basic Excise Tax.

     (b)  Subject to the provisions of paragraph 9(d) below, all determinations
          required to be made under this paragraph 9, including whether and when
          a Gross-Up Payment is required, the amount of such Gross-Up Payment
          and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determinations,
          will be made by the Company's independent accounting firm, which will
          provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the
          Executive within 15 business days of the receipt of notice from the
          Executive that there has been a Payment, or such earlier time as is
          requested by the Company.  All fees and disbursements of the Company's
          independent accounting firm will be paid by the Company.

     (c)  Any Gross-Up Payment will be paid by the Company to the Executive
          within five days of the Company's receipt of the determination of the
          Company's independent accounting firm.  If such firm determines that
          no Basic Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it will furnish the
          Executive with a written opinion that the Executive has substantial
          authority not to report any Basic Excise Tax on the Executive's
          Federal income tax return.  If the Executive is subsequently required
          to make a payment of any Basic Excise Tax, then the Company's
          independent accounting firm will determine the amount of the
          corresponding Gross-Up Payment, and any such Gross-Up Payment will be
          promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive.
          The fees and disbursements of the Company's independent accounting
          firm will be paid by the Company.

     (d)  The Executive will notify the Company in writing within 15 days of any
          claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would
          require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up Payment.  If the
          Company notifies the Executive in writing that it desires to contest
          such claim and that it will bear the costs and provide the
          indemnification as required by this paragraph, the Executive will:

          (i)    give the Company any information reasonably requested by the
                 Company relating to such claim,

          (ii)   take such action in connection with contesting such claim as
                 the Company reasonably requests in writing from time to time,
                 including, without limitation, accepting legal representation
                 with respect to such claim by an attorney reasonably selected
                 by the Company,

          (iii)  cooperate with the Company in good faith in order to
                 effectively contest such claim, and

          (iv)   permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating
                 to such claim; provided, however, that the Company will bear
                 and pay directly all costs and expenses (including additional
                 interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such
                 contest and will indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on
                 an after-tax basis, for any Basic Excise Tax or income tax,
                 including interest and penalties with respect thereto, imposed
                 as a result of
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                 such representation and payment of costs and expenses. The
                 Company will control all proceedings taken in connection with
                 such contest; provided, however, that if the Company directs
                 the Executive to pay such claim and sue for a refund, the
                 Company will advance the amount of such payment to the
                 Executive, on an interest-free basis, and will indemnify and
                 hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any
                 Basic Excise Tax or income tax, including interest or penalties
                 with respect thereto, imposed with respect to such advance or
                 with respect to any imputed income with respect to such
                 advance.

     (e)  If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the
          Company pursuant to paragraph 9(d)(iv), the Executive becomes entitled
          to receive any refund with respect to such claim, the Executive will,
          within 10 days of receipt thereof, pay to the Company the amount of
          such refund, together with any interest paid or credited thereon after
          taxes applicable thereto.  If, after the receipt by the Executive of
          an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to paragraph 9(d)(iv), a
          determination is made that the Executive will not be entitled to any
          refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify the
          Executive in writing of its intent to contest such denial of refund
          prior to the expiration of 30 days after such determination, then such
          advance will be forgiven and will not be required to be repaid and the
          amount of such advance will offset, to the extent thereof, the amount
          of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.

10.  Confidential Information; Non-solicitation.  During all periods while the
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Executive is an employee of the Company or any of its affiliates and during any
Salary Continuation Period or CIC Salary Continuation Period, the Executive
covenants and agrees as follows:

     (a)  to hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company and its
          affiliates all secret, proprietary or confidential material,
          knowledge, data or any other information relating to the Company or
          any of its affiliated companies and their respective businesses
          ("Confidential Information"), which has been obtained by the Executive
          during the Executive's employment by the Company or any of its
          affiliated companies and that has not been, is not now and hereafter
          does not become public knowledge (other than by acts by the Executive
          or representatives of the Executive in violation of this Agreement),
          and will not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as
          may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or
          divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than
          the Company and those designated by it; the Executive further agrees
          to return to the Company any and all records and documents (and all
          copies thereof) and all other property belonging to the Company or
          relating to the Company, its affiliates or their businesses, upon
          termination of Executive's employment with the Company and its
          affiliates; and,

     (b)  not to solicit or entice any other employee of the Company or its
          affiliates to leave the Company or its affiliates to go to work for
          any other business or organization which is in direct or indirect
          competition with the Company or any of its affiliates, nor request or
          advise a customer or client of the Company or its affiliates to
          curtail or cancel such customer's business relationship with the
          Company or its affiliates.
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11.  Rights and Remedies Upon Breach.  If the Executive breaches, or threatens
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to commit a breach of, any of the provisions contained in paragraph 10 of this
Agreement (the "Restrictive Covenants"), the Company will have the following
rights and remedies, each of which rights and remedies will be independent of
the others and severally enforceable, and each of which is in addition to, and
not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to the Company under law
or in equity:

     (a)  Specific Performance.  The right and remedy to have the Restrictive
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          Covenants specifically enforced by any court of competent
          jurisdiction, it being agreed that any breach or threatened breach of
          the Restrictive Covenants would cause irreparable injury to the
          Company and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy to
          the Company.

     (b)  Accounting.  The right and remedy to require the Executive to account
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          for and pay over to the Company all compensation, profits, monies,
          accruals, increments or other benefits derived or received by the
          Executive as the result of any action constituting a breach of the
          Restrictive Covenants.

     (c)  Cessation of Severance Benefits. The right and remedy to cease any
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          further severance, benefit or other compensation payments under this
          Agreement to the Executive or the Beneficiary from and after the
          commencement of such breach by the Executive.

The Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Restrictive Covenants are
reasonable and valid in duration and in all other respects.  If any court
determines that any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is
invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Restrictive Covenants will not
thereby be affected and will be given full effect without regard to the invalid
portions.

12.  Notices.  Any notice provided for in this Agreement will be given in
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writing and will be delivered personally, telegraphed, telexed, sent by
facsimile transmission or sent by certified, registered or express mail, postage
prepaid.  Any such notice will be deemed given when so delivered personally,
telegraphed, telexed or sent by facsimile transmission, or, if mailed, on the
date of actual receipt thereof.  Notices will be properly addressed to the
parties at their respective addresses set forth below or to such other address
as either party may later specify by notice to the other in accordance with the
provisions of this paragraph:

     If to the Company:

     Global Marine Inc.
     777 North Eldridge Parkway
     Houston, Texas  77079-4493
     Attention: General Counsel
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     If to the Executive:

     ____________________________
     ____________________________
     ____________________________

13.  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the
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parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto, including, without
limitation, any and all prior employment or severance agreements and related
amendments entered into between the Company and the Executive.  Furthermore, the
severance payments and benefits provided for under this Agreement are separate
and apart from and, to the extent they are actually paid, will be in lieu of any
payment under any plan or policy of the Company or any of its affiliates
regarding severance payments generally.

14.  Waivers and Amendments.  This Agreement may be amended, superseded,
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canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms and conditions hereof may be
waived, only by a written instrument signed by the parties hereto or, in the
case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance.  No delay on the part of any
party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder will operate as a
waiver thereof, nor will any waiver on the part of any party of any such right,
power or privilege hereunder, nor any single or partial exercise of any right,
power or privilege hereunder, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or
the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder.

15.  Governing Law.  This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
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accordance with the laws of the state of Texas (without giving effect to the
choice of law provisions thereof), where the employment of the Executive will be
deemed, in part, to be performed, and enforcement of this Agreement or any
action taken or held with respect to this Agreement will be taken in the courts
of appropriate jurisdiction in Houston, Texas.

16.  Assignment.  This Agreement, and any rights and obligations hereunder, may
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not be  assigned by the Executive and may be assigned by the Company only to any
successor in interest, whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or the
like, or to purchasers of substantially all of the assets of the Company.

17.  Binding Agreement.  This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
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binding upon the Company and its respective successors and assigns and the
Executive and his legal representatives.

18.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts,
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each of which when so executed and delivered will be deemed an original, but all
of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

19.  Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only
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and will not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

20.  Authorization.  The Company represents and warrants that the Board of
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Directors of the Company has authorized the execution of this Agreement.
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21.  Validity.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this
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Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions
of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect.

22.  Tax Withholding.  The Company will have the right to deduct from all
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benefits and/or payments made under this Agreement to the Executive any and all
taxes required by law to be paid or withheld with respect to such benefits or
payments.

23.  No Contract of Employment.  Nothing contained in this Agreement will be
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construed as a contract of employment between the Company or any of its
affiliates and the Executive, as a right of the Executive to be continued in the
employment of the Company or any of its affiliates, or as a limitation of the
right of the Company or any of its affiliates to discharge the Executive with or
without cause.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first above written.

     The Company                        The Executive
     GLOBAL MARINE INC.

                                        ________________________
     By:  ________________________      [Name]
          Robert E. Rose
          Chairman, President
          and Chief Executive Officer

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