Borr Drilling rig sinks off Gabon, one person dead and four missing
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- upstreamonline.comseen 27 Oct, 23:25URL changed
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- upstreamonline.comseen 1 Nov, 09:17headline rewritten
Five remain unaccounted for after Borr Drilling's jack-up Prospector 5 sank offshore Gabon on SaturdayFive remain unaccounted for after Saturday’s rig sinking
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How it spread - 15 original reports
Sun, 25 October 2026
3 reports- ksl.com06:30
Borr Drilling's Prospector 5 drilling rig sank late on Saturday off the coast of Mayumba, Gabon, killing one worker and leaving four others missing among the 115 people on board, officials and the company said on Sunday.
- Libération (France)11:32
L’accident s’est produit samedi 24 octobre vers 20 h 30 «dans le cadre des préparatifs d’une campagne de forage planifiée», a indiqué l’exploitant Borr Drilling. Sur les 115 personnes à bord, 110 ont été retrouvées «saines et sauves».
- upstreamonline.com18:17
URL changednow www.upstreamonline.com/safety/five-remain-unaccounted-for-after-saturday-s-rig-sinking/2-1-2063709
Mon, 26 October 2026
5 reports- upstreamonline.com08:18edited after publishing
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Five remain unaccounted for after Borr Drilling's jack-up Prospector 5 sank offshore Gabon on Saturday - Nacional (Croatia)13:30first to report
U Gabonu je u subotu navečer došlo do velike nesreće na naftnoj platformi tvrtke Borr Drilling. Platforma je izgubila stabilnost i potonula u vodama Gabona. U vrijeme nesreće na platformi je bilo 115 zaposlenika. Njih 110 je spašeno, jedna osoba je poginula, a za četvero ljudi se još uvijek traga. Među nestalima je i hrvatski […]
- Novinky (Czechia)18:23
V Atlantském oceánu se v sobotu náhle potopila obří ropná plošina nedaleko pobřeží Gabonu. Při incidentu zahynula jedna osoba a další čtyři se pohřešují, jak informovala agentura Reuters.
- Index.hr (Croatia)18:32
U GABONU traje opsežna potraga za hrvatskim pomorcem Damirom Paraćem i kolegama nestalima nakon iznenadnog potonuća naftne platforme Prospector 5.
- 24sata (Croatia)21:53
Iskusni riječki pomorac Damir Parać jedan je od nestalih nakon potonuća platforme Prospector 5 uz obalu Gabona. Na platformi je bilo 115 ljudi, a 110 ih je spašeno. Za nestalima tragaju helikopteri i podvodni roboti
Tue, 27 October 2026
3 reports- Al Jazeera English04:45
Five people are missing after a massive offshore drilling platform sank into the sea off Gabon’s southern coast.
- 24sata (Croatia)11:07
Ni četvrti dan nakon potonuća naftne platforme u Gabonu nema vijesti o Riječaninu Damiru Paraću (45). Iskusni pomorci upozoravaju da su izgledi za preživljavanje svakim danom sve manji, no nada još postoji.
- Le Figaro (France)17:12
La plate-forme «Prospector 5» se préparait à entamer des opérations de forage au large du Gabon lorsqu’elle a subi une grave défaillance structurelle conduisant à sa perte. Cinq personnes restaient portées disparues mardi.
Mon, 2 November 2026
4 reports- Index.hr (Croatia)10:57
SLUŽBENO je potvrđena smrt hrvatskog pomorca u Gabonu nakon što je pronađeno njegovo tijelo, čime je potraga dobila tragičan epilog.
- N1 Info (Croatia)11:21
Nakon službene identifikacije četiriju od pet osoba nestalih u potonuću naftne platforme Prospector 5, gabonska vlada izrazila je sućut obiteljima pog
- tportal (Croatia)11:26
Nakon sedam dana potrage potvrđena je smrt 45-godišnjeg hrvatskog pomorca Damira Paraća s riječkog područja, koji je nestao nakon potonuća naftne platforme Prospector 5 uz obalu Gabona
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)12:22Tužna vijest. Pronađeno tijelo hrvatskog pomorca koji je nestao u havariji naftne platforme u Gabonu
Identificirana su tijela četvorice nestalih pomoraca, a za jednim se još traga