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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Averick Robert M
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC [GIFI] 		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 KOKINO LLC, 201 TRESSER BOULEVARD, 3RD FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/03/2019
(Street)

STAMFORD, CT 06901		 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
Common Stock               1,500,000 (1) (2) I (1) (2) See footnote 2 below
Common Stock 05/03/2019   M   1,875 A (3) 1,875 (3) D (3)  
Common Stock 05/03/2019   D   1,875 D $ 8.38 0 (3) D (3)  

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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
Restricted Stock Units (3) 05/03/2019   M     1,875 05/03/2019 05/03/2019 Common Stock 1,875 (3) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Averick Robert M
C/O KOKINO LLC
201 TRESSER BOULEVARD, 3RD FLOOR
STAMFORD, CT 06901		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Robert Averick   05/07/2019
**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) Piton Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Piton") and family client of Kokino LLC ("Kokino"), also reports beneficial ownership of the Issuer's common stock pursuant to Rule 13d-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to a Schedule 13D filed by Piton with the SEC on March 22, 2018, as amended on April 6, 2018, April 25, 2018 and November 6, 2018.
(2) (2) Indicates 1,500,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock ("Shares") beneficially owned by Piton. Piton's managing member is Piton Capital Management LLC ("PCM"). PCM's managing member is Kokino, and Kokino is Piton's trading manager. Mr. Averick manages Piton's investment in the Issuer as Kokino's Portfolio Manager. Mr. Averick holds an economic interest in Piton (which interest may be held directly and, from time to time, indirectly through PCM). Also, Mr. Averick's incentive compensation as an employee of Kokino, which is calculated in Kokino's discretion, may be based, among other things, on the performance of Shares held by Piton. Such compensation may be paid in cash and/or by way of increasing Mr. Averick's minority interest in Piton (either directly or indirectly through PCM).
(3) Restricted stock units ("RSUs") were granted to Mr. Averick upon his election to the Issuer's board of directors on November 3, 2018. The RSUs vested on May 3, 2019 and give Mr. Averick the right to receive cash equal to the closing sale price per share of common stock on May 3, 2019 times the number of shares underlying the RSUs. In accordance with the terms of the award, Mr. Averick has settled 100% of such RSUs for cash.

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