By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Gabonactu
One of the five people still missing after the Borr Prospector 5 sank off Mayumba is believed to have died, potentially bringing the death toll to two. Search operations are continuing in the area of the sinking, according to a briefing at the Nazaire Boulingui Naval Base.
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A BW Energy oil platform sank off Gabon, leaving five people missing; the RPM is calling for an investigation.
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26 OctAfter Prospector 5 sinking, Papa Koumba Mboula calls for Mayumba worker campsThree Gabonese nationals are among the five people still missing after the Prospector 5 drilling rig sank off Mayumba, in south-western Gabon. The Gabonese government spokesperson announced their presence among the missing, as the search continues.
🇬🇦 Gabon · Source: Gabonactu ·
The Prospector 5 rig, operated by Borr Drilling for BW Energy off Mayumba, Gabon, left five of the 115 people on board missing, including three Gabonese, while 110 were rescued. Search efforts continue after the accident on 24 October 2026, which preliminary information suggests was caused by a seabed collapse, Gabon’s Ministry of Petroleum and Gas says.
🇬🇦 Gabon · Source: Gabonclic ·
The sinking of the Prospector 5 drilling platform off Mayumba, southern Gabon, left one person dead and four missing, according to Borr Drilling; Gabonese authorities count five. The platform sank on 24 October with 115 people on board, 110 of whom were rescued, and searches are continuing, La Nouvelle Tribune reports.
🇬🇦 Gabon · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Two people remain missing after the Prospector 5 oil platform sank off Mayumba, in south-western Gabon. One hundred and ten of the 115 people on board evacuated the installation, and three of the five initially missing have been found; the gendarmerie and the Tchibanga prosecutor are involved in the search and investigations, AGP reports.
🇬🇦 Gabon · Source: Agpgabon ·
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