Signal to repair rig

MOBILE, Ala. - Signal International, headquartered in Mobile, will repair an oil rig damaged off the coast of west Africa, the company said. Signal sent a crew to Port Gentil in Gabon to help transport the Hercules 185 jack-up rig across the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to the company's Pascagoula, Miss., repair yard. It's expected to arrive Nov. 29. Signal will hire up to 300 workers over the next month or two to complete the job and others. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, 11/17/11)