EXHIBIT 23.3


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Forms S-3 and S-4 (File Nos. 333-56842, 333-53326, 333-53874, 333-03534,
333-11705, 333-22249, 333-56842, 333-37492, 333-53320, and 333-101373) of SEACOR
SMIT Inc. and subsidiaries and in the related Prospectuses and the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-12637, 333-56714, 333-105340 and 333-105346) of
our report dated March 9, 2004, with respect to the 2003 and the 2002
consolidated financial statements and schedule of SEACOR SMIT Inc. and
subsidiaries included in this Annual Report, as amended (Form 10-K/A) for the
year ended December 31, 2003.


                                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

April 5, 2004