EXHIBIT 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We have issued our report dated March 18, 2005, accompanying the consolidated financial statements of Hercules Offshore, LLC and Subsidiaries appearing in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts”.

 

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

 

Houston, Texas

July 5, 2005