NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) announced that its board of directors declared on November 5, 2009, a quarterly dividend of $.25 per share on Tidewater\'s approximately 51.7 million shares of common stock outstanding. The dividend is payable December 15, 2009, to shareholders of record on December 4, 2009. Tidewater Inc. owns 395 vessels, the world\'s largest fleet of vessels serving the global offshore energy industry.
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