LIBREVILLE, Gabon: Rescuers searched Sunday for five people missing after an oil rig sank off the coast of Gabon, the operating company and Gabon authorities said.
The Prospector 5 rig was preparing to start offshore drilling off Gabon when it experienced a severe structural failure on Saturday evening, "resulting in loss of stability and the subsequent sinking of the rig", Borr Drilling said.
"At the time of the incident, there were 115 personnel onboard the rig," the Bermuda-headquartered firm said in a statement.
"A total of 110 individuals have been safely accounted for. Five individuals remain unaccounted for, with extensive search and rescue operations ongoing," it added.
