Three bodies found in Gabon following sinking of Borr Drilling rig
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Survivors and relatives affected by the sinking of the Borr Prospector 5 oil rig off the coast of Mayumba meet Gabon President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in Port-Gentil, Gabon, October 26, 2026. Gabon Presidency/Handout via REUTERS
LIBREVILLE, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Three bodies were found in Gabon on Wednesday following the sinking at the weekend of Borr Drilling's Prospector 5 rig off the coast of the southern town of Mayumba, the Central African country's navy said.
The accident occurred on Saturday at the Prospector 5 oil and gas rig, owned and operated by Borr. The rig is contracted to support BW Energy's drilling operations off Gabon and it had not yet begun drilling.
Borr said on Monday that 110 of 115 people aboard were safe and five remained unaccounted for.
Chief of Staff of the Gabonese Navy, Charles Hubert Bekale-Meyong, said on national television that three bodies were found on Wednesday and that two people were still missing.
Borr said in a separate statement that they were located with the help of an underwater remotely operated vehicle and added that recovery efforts were under way.
Sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday that an Indian national, one of the five initially unaccounted for, was found dead. The remaining four missing include three Gabonese nationals and one other expatriate, they added.
At the time of the incident, there was approximately 280 cubic metres of marine diesel fuel onboard the Prospector 5, Borr said.
"In coordination with our customer and the local authorities, resources have been mobilized and measures are being taken to mitigate and minimize any environmental impact related to this incident," Borr said.
(Reporting by Gerauds Wilfried Obangome and Stine Jacobsen; Writing by Anait Miridzhanian; Editing by Robbie Corey-Boulet, Ros Russell and Andrew Heavens)
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