New York-listed Seacor booked a gain of $33.8m in the three months to the end of September, beating the $30.8m of a year ago.

Earnings per share of $1.28 cruised past the $0.83 per share chartered by analysts tracking the company.

Its offshore support vessel fleet contributed operating income of $16.9m, down from the previous quarter in a weaker market in the Gulf of Mexico.

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