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Investigation opened after Prospector 5 sinks off Gabon

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Gabon’s petroleum minister has announced an investigation into the sinking of the Prospector 5 jack-up platform, operated by BW Energy, off Mayumba on Saturday evening. The investigation is to establish the exact causes of the accident, after five people went missing, according to Gabonactu.

An investigation has been opened after the Prospector 5 jack-up drilling platform sank off Mayumba, Gabon, on Saturday evening. The investigation is to determine the exact causes of the incident, the Gabonese Minister of Petroleum and Gas said on Sunday in a statement reported by Gabonactu.

The Prospector 5 was owned and operated by a company whose identity was not specified in the statement reported by Gabonactu. The platform sank off Mayumba on Saturday evening.

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