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Indian national becomes first casualty as oil rig the size of 300 Boeing 747 planes sinks

short by Ashley Paul / on Monday, 26 October, 2026
An Indian national became the first casualty of the sinking of Borr Drilling's oil rig, roughly the size of 300 Boeing 747 planes, off the coast of Gabon in Africa, Reuters reported. Of the four people still missing, three are Gabonese nationals, and the fourth is an expatriate. The rig sank after its leg penetrated the seabed it stood on.
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