Paris, France, Oct 25, 2026 (AFP) - Five missing after oil rig sinks off Gabon

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Rescuers were searching on Sunday for five people missing after an oil rig sank off the coast of Gabon, the operating company said. The Prospector 5 rig was preparing for a campaign of offshore drilling in the offshore waters of the fossil fuel-rich central African country 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......

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