官员称，周五，“勘探者5号”油井平台在加蓬南部马永巴海岸附近沉没，引发大规模海上救援行动。据称，船上115人中，110人获救，仍有五名船员下落不明，搜寻工作仍在继续。
The Prospector 5 oil rig sank off Mayumba in southern Gabon, with 110 of 115 workers rescued and five still missing as authorities open a formal inquiry. The Prospector 5 oil rig sank off the coast of Mayumba in southern Gabon on Friday, officials said, triggering a large-scale rescue operation at sea. Of the 115 people who were aboard, 110 were pulled from the water, while five crew members remain unaccounted for as search efforts continue.
加蓬海事部门已就沉船事故展开正式调查，但确切原因尚未确定。近年来，西非几内亚湾沿岸的海上平台因设备老化和大西洋风暴季节的天气风险而面临日益严格的审查。
Gabonese maritime authorities have opened a formal inquiry into the sinking, though the exact cause has not yet been determined. Offshore platforms off West Africa's Gulf of Guinea coast have faced growing scrutiny in recent years over aging equipment and weather-related risks during the Atlantic storm season.
救援船只和海岸警卫队部队仍在马永巴附近水域搜寻失踪工人。此次事故可能会加大压力，迫使加蓬能源监管机构收紧在该国领海作业的海上钻井平台的安全要求，这些平台是重要的石油出口收入来源。
Rescue vessels and coast guard units were still combing the waters near Mayumba for the missing workers. The incident is likely to intensify pressure on Gabon's energy regulators to tighten safety requirements for offshore rigs operating in the country's territorial waters, an important source of oil export revenue.