Medical plane with 6 on board missing off Massachusetts coast
A medical plane carrying six people went missing off the coast of Massachusetts early Saturday morning. The Federal Aviation Administration lost contact with the aircraft shortly after it departed from Bermuda. An air and water search is currently underway near Nantucket to locate the missing plane and its occupants.
- ▪The Gulfstream G-100 aircraft lost contact with authorities just after 1:00 local time on Saturday.
- ▪The plane departed from Bermuda's L.F. Wade International Airport and was scheduled to land at Boston's Logan International Airport.
- ▪Flight data indicates the aircraft dropped significantly in altitude from 7,300m to 3,300m before communications ceased.
- ▪The aircraft is owned by Latitude Air Ambulances, a company that provides international medical transport services.
- ▪US Coast Guard and other agencies have launched a search operation near the island of Nantucket.
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Medical plane with 6 on board missing off Massachusetts coastImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The search for the plane is being conducted near Nantucket, an island off the coast of the US state of MassachusettsBySakshi VenkatramanPublished5 minutes agoUS authorities are searching for six people after a medical plane bound for Boston, Massachusetts went missing early Saturday morning. The Federal Aviation Administration told the BBC that it lost contact with the Gulfstream G-100 plane and put out a search and rescue notice just after 1:00 local time (6:00 GMT). An air and water search is underway off the coast of Nantucket, a Massachusetts island, according to the US Coast Guard's Northeast District.The plane departed from Bermuda's L.F.
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