FORM 4

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject
    to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 
    obligations may continue.  See
    Instructions 1(b).

                   U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

   Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
      Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
             Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
MIDDLETON           MICHAEL             P
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   (Last)            (First)            (Middle)
3020                CARROL DR.         
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                     (Street)
MORGAN CITY              LA             70380
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   (City)               (State)         (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CAL DIVE INTL INC, CDIS
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

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4. Statement for Month/Year
MARCH, 1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
   (Check all applicable)

   [ ] 10% Owner
   [ ] Director
   [X] Officer (give title below)
   [ ] Other (specify below)

     V.P. OPERATIONS

7.Individual or Joint Group Filing (check applicable line)

[ ]  Form filed by one one reporting person

[ ]  Form Filed by more than one reporting person

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TABLE I--Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
            
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            1.                      2.            3.                     4.                       5.           6.          7.    
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                                                                                            Amount of     Owner-                
                                                                                            Securities    ship                  
                                 Trans-      Trans-          Securities Acquired (A)        Beneficially  Form:                 
                                 action      action          or Disposed of (D)             Owned at      Direct      Nature of 
                                 Date        Code            (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)            End of        (D) or      Indirect  
Title of                         (Month/     (Instr. 8)   ----------------------------      Month         Indirect    Beneficial
Security                          Day/       ----------     Amount    (A) or    Price       (Instr.       (I)         Ownership 
(Instr. 3)                        Year)      Code   V                   (D)                 3 and 4)      (Instr. 4)  (Instr. 4)
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CAL DIVE INT'L INC, COMMON        3-23-98     1            5,000         D      31.00          9,628          D           --
STOCK                        
CAL DIVE INT'L INC, COMMON        3-19-98     1            1,000         D      28.00          9,628          D           --
STOCK                        
CAL DIVE INT'L INC, COMMON        3-26-98     1            2,500         D      31.00          9,628          D           --
STOCK                        
CAL DIVE INT'L INC, COMMON        3-26-98     1            1,000         D      31.50          9,628          D           --
STOCK                        
CAL DIVE INT'L INC, COMMON        3-26-98     1            1,000         D      31.25          9,628          D           --
STOCK                        
CAL DIVE INT'L INC, COMMON        3-26-98     1              500         D      31.00          9,628          D           --
STOCK                        
                             
                             
                             
                          
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses) Page 2 FORM 4 (continued) TABLE II--Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. - ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- ------------ -------------- ------ ---------- --------- Title and Ownership Number of Date Exer- Amount of Form of Derivative cisable and Underlying Number of Deriv- Securities Expiration Securities Price Derivative ative Conver- Trans- Acquired (A) Date (Month/ (Instr. 3 of Securities Security: sion or Trans- action or Disposed Day/Year) and 4) Deriv- Benefi- Direct Exercise action Code of (D) -------------- -------------- ative cially (D) or Nature of Title of Price of Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, Date Amount Secur- Owned at Indirect Indirect Derivative Deriv- (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Exer- Expir- or Num- ity End of (I) Beneficial Security ative Day/ -------- ---------- cis- ation ber of (Instr. Month (Instr. Ownership (Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares 5) (Instr. 4) 4) (Instr. 4) - ---------- -------- -------- ---- --- ---- ---- ------- ----- ----- ------ ------ ---------- -------- ----------
Explanation of Responses: - ----------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------- /s/ MICHAEL P. MIDDLETON 03/27/1998 ---------------------------------------- -------------------- ** Signature of Reporting Person Date ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.