Four Bodies Recovered from Gabon Oil Rig Wreck

Rescuers identified and recovered the bodies of four workers from the underwater wreckage of an oil rig off southern Gabon, state television Gabon24 reported Sunday.

The disaster occurred last weekend when a severe structural failure caused the Prospector 5 drilling platform to collapse and sink with 115 people aboard.

Rescuers safely brought 110 people to safety following the accident.

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A coroner identified the four recovered victims as three Gabonese citizens and one Croatian national, according to government spokesman Olivier Mouckocko.

Search teams continue underwater operations to locate the remaining missing worker, an Indian citizen.

Four bodies recovered from Gabon oil rig wreck (News Central TV) — Four bodies were recovered from a Gabon oil rig wreck.  Credit: Channel Africa

Bermuda-based contractor Borr Drilling operated the Prospector 5 rig, which was preparing for fossil fuel extraction to support drilling operations for BW Energy, a Norwegian independent oil and gas firm.

Gabon’s oil and gas ministry opened an official inquiry into the structural collapse and promised to publish its findings.

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