Energy · Offshore rig sinkingGabon rig sinking: One worker reported dead, four still missingAired October 26, 2026 at 4:02 AM UTCWritten October 26, 2026 at 4:07 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07Bohr drillings Prospector V sank with115 people aboard.0:10A petroleum workers union leader says one worker died and four others remain missing0:14off Gabon.0:15The accident also shut down production at a nearby offshore facility.0:19The search still has to resolve those workers' fate.0:21While the rig's loss of stability needs explaining, Prospector Vent down offshore0:25Mayumba in the Dusafu Marine License Area.0:28Bohr owned and operated the rig.0:30Its crew was preparing for a planned drilling campaign for BW Energy when the0:34accident happened.0:35Bohr initially counted115 people aboard, with110 safely accounted for and five0:40missing.0:40The later union account puts one of those five dead and four still missing.0:44The death changes the status of someone already in that original group.0:48The worker reported dead was an Indian national.0:50Union leader Sylvain Mayabi Bene identified the four still missing as three Gabonese0:55nationals and another expatriate.0:56The later casualty account comes from him.0:59Bohr's announcement gave the initial count.1:01Prospector V lost stability during jacking operations as crews prepared it for1:05drilling.1:06Bohr's preliminary explanation points to what it calls a punch through during1:09preloading.1:10Part of those preparations, the rig then sank.1:12Bohr hasn't explained why that punch through happened.1:15Its initial explanation leaves the underlying cause unresolved, and no final1:19investigation finding identifies responsibility.1:22The accident happened at about eight thirty-seven on the evening of October1:26twenty-four, two thousand twenty-six.1:28Bohr published its first announcement on October twenty-five.1:31The reported death emerged that same day as search and rescue efforts continued.1:36Bohr activated its onshore emergency response team and worked with local authorities1:40and BW Energy on rescue efforts.1:42BW Energy also coordinated with emergency responders.1:45The response included support for the people affected.1:47Sylvan Mayabi Bonet, Secretary General of the National Organization of Petroleum1:52Employees, supplied the later casualty account.1:54Bohr Chief Executive Bruno Moran said the immediate priorities were supporting1:58search and rescue and looking after personnel.2:01BW Energy shut down production at Mabomo as a standard precaution during the2:05drilling preparations.2:06The company reported no damage to the facility or its related equipment, and no2:11accidental discharge of harmful substances from that facility into the sea.2:15Those assurances cover Mabomo at the time of the announcement.2:18BW Energy hasn't announced when production will restart.2:21Boer's U.S.2:21shares closed at four dollars forty on October twenty, three up seven point eight2:25four percent that session.2:26Both figures came before the sinking.2:28They tell us how the shares traded before the accident.2:31Search and rescue efforts were still underway on October twenty five.2:36No later outcome has been announced for the four missing workers.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗
