# Borr Drilling rig sinks offshore Gabon, five missing

https://mins.news/en/item/114522

- Reuters, 2026-10-25 06:35 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/borr-drilling-rig-sinks-offshore-gabon-five-personnel-missing-2026-10-25/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6adda316de7d36000197ed97

> Borr Drilling said its Prospector 5 rig sank off Gabon during jacking operations as it prepared for a drilling campaign. Five of the 115 people aboard were unaccounted for.

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