It looks like it didn't take long for Bob Robotti to have an impact on Tidewater.

The New York-traded, Houston-based offshore player has seen three directors depart as it pares its board down from 10 members to seven after Robotti took a 6.1% stake in the company last Monday.

Three days after the positions was disclosed, Tidewater announced the departures of former chairman Thomas Bates and director Steven Newman.