NewsForce(@Newsforce):🇬🇦 An oil rig sank off the coast of Gabon in West Africa on Saturday night, and 5 of the 115 people on board are still missing. The other 110 are safe, and search and rescue is ongoing. The rig stands on legs on the seafloor. While it was getting set up, one leg likely punched through the ground below, and the rig lost balance and went down, its owner, Borr Drilling, says. Oil production there is halted. No damage or spills have been reported.

2026.10.25 10:44

🇬🇦 An oil rig sank off the coast of Gabon in West Africa on Saturday night, and 5 of the 115 people on board are still missing. The other 110 are safe, and search and rescue is ongoing. The rig stands on legs on the seafloor. While it was getting set up, one leg likely punched through the ground below, and the rig lost balance and went down, its owner, Borr Drilling, says. Oil production there is halted. No damage or spills have been reported.