Kab 101

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Kab 101 is a Sea Pony-type minimum-facilities light-production oil platform owned by Mexican state-owned oil company PEMEX, and installed about 16 miles (26 km) off the coast of Tabasco, near the port of Dos Bocas, in 1994. The platform was designed by British engineering firm SLP Engineering Limited.

On October 23, 2007, Kab 101 suffered a deadly disaster when the mobile oil drilling rig Usumacinta collided with its underwater valve tree during a storm[1] that produced 25-foot (7.6 m) waves. In total, twenty-one people were killed, and one remains missing, including employees of PEMEX, employees of Perforadora Central (the Mexican subcontractor that operated the Usumacinta), a rescue boat crew member and others that worked for other companies. Several investigations into the crash are ongoing[2].