# Rig Incident Claims Four Lives

- Place: Port-Gentil, Gabon (-0.72, 8.78)
- Published: 2026-11-08T09:32:09.571Z · expires 2026-11-15T09:32:09.571Z
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Rescue teams have located the fourth body following a rig incident offshore Gabon, per offshore-mag.com.

Borr Drilling confirmed the fourth fatality in the Prospector 5 incident, with one worker still missing, reports dataportuaria.com.

An independent investigation into the tragic rig sinking is underway, notes upstreamonline.com.

The incident has raised concerns about offshore safety protocols in Gabon's oil-rich waters.

## Sources

- [Rescue teams locate fourth body after rig incident offshore Gabon](https://www.offshore-mag.com/rigs/news/55416348/rescue-teams-locate-fourth-body-after-rig-incident-offshore-gabon) · offshore-mag.com · 2026-11-03
- [Borr Drilling Updates Prospector 5 Offshore Incident in Gabon](https://dataportuaria.com/en/internacional/current-affairs/borr-drilling-updates-prospector-5-offshore-incident-in-gabon-4853b6) · dataportuaria.com · 2026-11-02
- [Another body located offshore Gabon](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijgFBVV95cUxNTUUyWVJGU3VPb1diMDVOa3YwLXg1UW42cWJ3NEtQX3hQd19rMXVjeEFjempVNWhPSXIybWxSNW5BczdRa2gxcTZQZXhreGhCZzdfdDluMWh2ZEx1TU1Ibml4aGxXRXlJNGFYNThneEJkSXVHanB6eDI3enIyY1FlNHl5djFPOUUxbHlOOXR3?oc=5) · upstreamonline.com · 2026-11-02
- [Four fatalities as search for missing worker continues: Independent investigation into tragic rig incident underway](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi6AFBVV95cUxPd2N2SndRbWpLRjRVM1pZN2FBQ3Q0UldaVGFzWkZkY1o4QlBkOVp5QUZKZGYySVhkZDMwQ3JuQkRoSm1GVjFJWTFwdFRHbjFMSnYwTU5vVEN4NXdQNUxLeE1ENzZnS2lhdmRaMlZxWW1YeDR4OVd6OC1xTGZQZFpyelIxdExfeXNsanhwNzY0R1dWQUk1bXFWN01QdGF2M1RMMHY2SUpXRGxHX2owMG1JMmpueG84QjB0eHdnUTBLcVVwVjY5Y0RGQzhrMFpabEpBX094MHdnWFZ4SlJMeURXMGdDTWFTSjh0?oc=5) · offshore-energy.biz · 2026-11-02
- [Borr Drilling Confirms Fourth Death in Gabon Rig Sinking, One Missing](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihwFBVV95cUxQU2VIZ3ZpTTZrVU1UNUNMTnNQUk5sQXlETjI3QV85dUR5emxGSlg1dmg4X3BvdmlwUFhSN19nV2g1RE5ma211aDhDN3N4V2tpYnJreG91ZjRRWGVIWGRJMzdoX0JYaGpHNEZPZzNfTVluMFE3eDd5cHZhWjVyd3FwT25GcnY1QjA?oc=5) · marinelink.com · 2026-11-02
- [Borr Drilling Limited - Prospector 5 Rig Incident Update - November 2, 2026](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi9AFBVV95cUxPbXAxQ25mZDZxUHFZOENaVW9UTHY3OW5ERmFYdFBnSXVIWHNlQkNXT1lwaS1XSGl2cFZsRFNCYmFaLV85c1V1VkhMYmIwOU5qUFFEb3diQU10VHFsVXhlMFZEa2JtMTBlX04xQ1VMZEV6OWh4ZFl1RlJ4SHlrNUVLdlZPU0xUbGthN05xbF9ab1RoQl9tWWg5NGVBNzBtUjdoOUVnNzZxRmw5YzVjQ0VndGV6RzN6ZFBaSVdpcjMwTWpRMTlIVFc5bWhBeUdmcHkxRmhrTjRlNGU5anY0SWtMdzE0TWdENlY5OXhjUnJaNGhBdk0x?oc=5) · finansavisen.no · 2026-11-02

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- Oil and gas around here · OGIM v3.0, Environmental Defense Fund (CC BY 4.0) · NASA FIRMS VIIRS (NOAA-20, NOAA-21), last 24 h: 2 refineries · 14 LNG plants · 11 terminals · 274 platforms within 600 km; 24 of 217 gas flares burning in the last 24 h; together they burned 5.3 billion m³ in 2025; 178 oil and gas fields · 30 wells on record · check: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@8.780,-0.720,7.0z