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                                                                        EX. 99.2

                      CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

     In connection with the annual report of General Maritime Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 21, 2002, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the
undersigned Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350 that:

     (3)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (4)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of
          the Company.

     This certification is made solely for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, and not for any other purpose.


/s/ James C. Christodoulou
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James C. Christodoulou

Vice President, Secretary and
Chief Financial Officer