Vote the White Card Today to Re-elect Trico's Independent and Experienced Directors

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, June 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trico Marine Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRMA) (the "Company" or "Trico") reminds all stockholders to vote on the WHITE proxy card today in support of the Company's independent and experienced directors, a strategy that makes sense, and a Board that has an unwavering commitment to enhancing stockholder value.

Trico recommends that stockholders reject Kistefos' proposals by discarding any blue proxy cards they may have received. Trico urges stockholders to consider the following:

 . How will Kistefos' two professionally aligned nominees dependably
   represent YOUR interests?
 . If elected, how can the Kistefos nominees realistically participate
   and contribute when they would be required to recuse themselves
   from all competitively sensitive Board discussions and screened
   from competitive information?
 . Finally, don't take the risk that the directors you elect will have
   to resign -- as the Kistefos nominees have agreed to do -- if their
   election creates compliance risks for Trico.
                   PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT IN TRICO
                   VOTE THE WHITE PROXY CARD TODAY

Your Board of Directors unanimously recommends that stockholders vote AGAINST Kistefos' proposals. We urge you to act today to protect your investment -- vote AGAINST Kistefos' nominees and proposals by signing, dating and returning the WHITE proxy card. Please do not return any proxy cards sent to you by Kistefos, even as a protest vote, as only your latest dated proxy card will count in this critical vote.

If you have questions or need assistance voting your WHITE proxy card please contact:

                       MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
                          105 Madison Avenue
                       New York, New York 10016
                     proxy@mackenziepartners.com
                     Call Collect: (212) 929-5500
                                  or
                       Toll-Free (800) 322-2885

About Trico Marine Group

The Trico Marine Group is an integrated provider of subsea, trenching and marine support vessels and services. Trico's towing and supply division provides a broad range of marine support services to the oil and gas industry through use of its diversified fleet of vessels including the transportation of drilling materials, supplies and crews to drilling rigs and other offshore facilities; towing drilling rigs and equipment, and support for the construction, installation, repair and maintenance of offshore facilities. Trico's subsea services and trenching/installation divisions control a well equipped fleet of vessels and operate a fleet of modern ROVs and trenching and other subsea protection equipment.