UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  ____________

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                             _____________________

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  July 15, 2010

                         Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Louisiana                   0-22303               72-1147390
  (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission           (IRS Employer )
        of incorporation)            File Number)         Identification No.


                   567 Thompson Road
                   Houma, Louisiana                          70363
        (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


                                 (985) 872-2100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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Item 1.01     Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     Effective  July  15,  2010, the Company, as borrower, Whitney National Bank
and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as lenders, and the guarantors specified therein,
entered  into the Ninth Amendment to Ninth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
(as  amended,  the  "Credit  Facility").  The  amendment extends the term of the
Credit  Facility  from  December  31,  2011  to December 31, 2012. The foregoing
summary  is qualified by the full text of the amendment, which is filed herewith
as  Exhibit  10.1  and  incorporated  herein  by  reference.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

   (d)  Exhibits.

        The following exhibit is filed herewith:

        Exhibit No.     Description
        -----------     -----------

        10.1            Ninth Amendment to Ninth Amended and Restated Credit
                        Agreement



                                   SIGNATURE

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.


                              GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.


                              By:         /s/ Robin A. Seibert
                                   ---------------------------------
                                            Robin A. Seibert
                                      Vice  President  -  Finance,
                                        Chief Financial Officer
                                            and Treasurer




Dated:  July  15,  2010