Tidewater will face some stiff competition if it is to get its hands to two Trico Marine platform supply vessels (PSVs).

Bankrupt Trico has been made to auction the 2,300-dwt PSVs Trico Mystic and Trico Moon (both built 2008) in the hope of collecting more than the $13m per ship Tidewater is prepared to cough up.

Potential buyers have until this time next week to enter bids for the two ships, with their future then expected to be decided in a court room.

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