X0303 4 2008-09-04 0 0000921549 TRICO MARINE SERVICES INC TRMA 0001321465 Kistefos AS STRANDEN 1, N-0250 OSLO Q8 N-0250 NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0001015929 SVEAAS CHRISTEN OVRE SLOTTSGT 27 N 0128 OSLO Q8 NORWAY 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 2008-09-04 4 P 0 200000 19.2002 A 3085958 I By Kistefos AS The sole owner of Kistefos AS is Christen Sveaas. POWER OF ATTORNEY Exhibit 24 The undersigned, Kistefos AS, the principal business address of which is Stranden 1, N-0250 Oslo, Norway, and Christen Sveaas, the Chairman and Sole Owner of Kistefos AS, do hereby appoint Frode Jensen, Esq. or Neal Beaton, Esq., c/o Holland & Knight LLP, 195 Broadway, 24th Floor, New York, NY, 10007, as attorney-in-fact, to execute and cause to be filed or delivered, as required by Sections 13d, 13g and 16a of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, any number, as appropriate, of originals and copies of the Securities and Exchange Commission Schedule 13D or 13G, as the case may be, and Forms 3, 4 or 5, as the case may be, any amendments thereto, in respect of the shares of Trico Marine Services, Inc. common stock, par value $.01 per share, owned by the undersigned and generally to take such other actions and perform such other things necessary to effectuate the foregoing as fully in all respects as it could do if the undersigned were personally present. Signed as of the 7th day of October 2005. KISTEFOS AS By:/s/ Christen Sveaas Name: Christen Sveaas Title: Chairman CHRISTEN SVEAAS /s/ Christen Sveaas Sole Owner of Kistefos AS /s/ Frode Jensen as Attorney-in-Fact for Kistefos AS 2008-09-08 /s/ Frode Jensen as Attorney-in-Fact for Christen Sveaas 2008-09-08