Borr Drilling rig sinks off Gabon, five personnel missing
- Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 rig sank during jacking operations off Gabon while preparing for a drilling campaign, with five of the 115 people aboard unaccounted for.
- Borr Drilling said a “punch-through event” during preload activities caused the rig to lose stability and sink.
- Panoro Energy said production was halted.
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The accident occurred on Saturday, 24 October, at around 8:30 p.m. "as part of the preparations for a planned drilling campaign," said operator Borr Drilling. Of the 115 people on board, 110 were found "healthy and safe".
Borr Drilling rig sinks off Gabon, five personnel missing
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.
A oil rig sank on Saturday in the Atlantic, off Gabon, with 115 people on board. Five remain missing.
On Sunday, Port Drilling announced the loss of 5 of the 115 people on board a drilling platform that sank off the coast of Gabon in West Africa.
Investigations suggest that the platform's support legs sank, causing it to lose stability.
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