Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MCWILLIAMS D BRADLEY
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MCDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL INC [MDR]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MCDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC., 777 N. ELDRIDGE PARKWAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/02/2010
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77079
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to buy) $ 0.73 08/02/2010   J(1) V 676     (2) 08/15/2013 Common Stock 676 $ 0 676 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) $ 1.5 08/02/2010   J(3) V 2,700     (2) 05/05/2014 Common Stock 2,700 $ 0 2,700 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) $ 1.29 08/02/2010   J(4) V 15,000     (2) 05/13/2014 Common Stock 15,000 $ 0 15,000 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) $ 3.43 08/02/2010   J(5) V 900     (2) 05/04/2015 Common Stock 900 $ 0 900 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) $ 3.47 08/02/2010   J(6) V 15,000     (2) 05/12/2015 Common Stock 15,000 $ 0 15,000 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) $ 10.79 08/02/2010   J(7) V 2,700     (2) 05/03/2016 Common Stock 2,700 $ 0 2,700 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) $ 14.89 08/02/2010   J(8) V 900     (2) 05/04/2017 Common Stock 900 $ 0 900 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MCWILLIAMS D BRADLEY
C/O MCDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
777 N. ELDRIDGE PARKWAY
HOUSTON, TX 77079
  X      

Signatures

 Liane K. Hinrichs, by power of attorney   01/31/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These options were originally reported as covering 225 shares at an exercise price of $4.225 per share, which were then adjusted in connection with the Issuer's 3-for-2 stock split on May 31, 2006 to cover 338 shares at an exercise price of $2.8166 per share, which were then adjusted in connection with the Issuer's 2-for-1 stock split on September 10, 2007 to cover 676 shares at an exercise price of $1.4083 per share, and these options were then adjusted in connection with the July 30, 2010 spin-off of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (the "Spin-off").
(2) 100% of the options are vested.
(3) These options were originally reported as covering 900 shares at an exercise price of $8.735 per share, which were then adjusted in connection with the Issuer's 3-for-2 stock split on May 31, 2006 to cover 1,350 shares at an exercise price of $5.8233 per share, which were then adjusted in connection with the Issuer's 2-for-1 stock split on September 10, 2007 to cover 2,700 shares at an exercise price of $2.9117 per share, and these options were then adjusted in connection with the Spin-off.
(4) These options were originally reported as covering 5,000 shares at an exercise price of $7.525 per share, which were then adjusted in connection with the Issuer's 3-for-2 stock split on May 31, 2006 to cover 7,500 shares at an exercise price of $5.0166 per share, which were then adjusted in connection with the Issuer's 2-for-1 stock split on September 10, 2007 to cover 15,000 shares at an exercise price of $2.5083 per share, and these options were then adjusted in connection with the Spin-off.
(5) These options were originally reported as covering 300 shares at an exercise price of $19.935 per share, which were then adjusted in connection with the Issuer's 3-for-2 stock split on May 31, 2006 to cover 450 shares at an exercise price of $13.29 per share, which were then adjusted in connection with the Issuer's 2-for-1 stock split on September 10, 2007 to cover 900 shares at an exercise price of $6.645 per share, and these options were then adjusted in connection with the Spin-off.
(6) These options were originally reported as covering 5,000 shares at an exercise price of $20.18 per share, which were then adjusted in connection with the Issuer's 3-for-2 stock split on May 31, 2006 to cover 7,500 shares at an exercise price of $13.4533 per share, which were then adjusted in connection with the Issuer's 2-for-1 stock split on September 10, 2007 to cover 15,000 shares at an exercise price of $6.7267 per share, and these options were then adjusted in connection with the Spin-off.
(7) These options were originally reported as covering 900 shares at an exercise price of $62.75 per share, which were then adjusted in connection with the Issuer's 3-for-2 stock split on May 31, 2006 to cover 1,350 shares at an exercise price of $41.8333 per share, which were then adjusted in connection with the Issuer's 2-for-1 stock split on September 10, 2007 to cover 2,700 shares at an exercise price of $20.9167 per share, and these options were then adjusted in connection with the Spin-off.
(8) These options were originally reported as covering 450 shares at an exercise price of $57.735 per share, which were then adjusted in connection with the Issuer's 2-for-1 stock split on September 10, 2007 to cover 900 shares at an exercise price of $28.8675 per share, and these options were then adjusted in connection with the Spin-off.

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