Borr Drilling rig sinks off Gabon, five personnel missing

Straits Times25 October 2026, 09:10 UTCGabon

Oct 25 - Borr Drilling's Prospector 5 drilling rig sank during jacking operations off the coast of Gabon as it prepared for a drilling campaign, with 5 of the 115 people on board unaccounted for, the company said on Sunday.

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