Five missing after rig sinks offshore Gabon

Borr Drilling’s jack-up Prospector 5 was preparing to drill for BW Energy

The newbuild jack-up Prospector 5 back in 2014.Photo: PROSPECTOR OFFSHORE DRILLING

Amanda Battersby

Asia Bureau Chief

Singapore

SafetyPublished 25 October 2026, 04:16 Five people are missing after Borr Drilling’s jack-up rig Prospector 5 on Saturday sank as it was preparing for a drilling campaign for BW Energy offshore Gabon.

Borr Drilling and BW Energy on Sunday confirmed the incident occurred at 20:37 local time (19:37 GMT) on Saturday when the Prospector 5 was jacking up in preparation for a planned drilling programme on the Dussafu Marine licence.…