US Coast Guard searches for missing air ambulance off coast of Massachusetts
The US Coast Guard is searching for a missing Canadian-registered air ambulance jet that lost contact with authorities while flying from Bermuda to Boston. The Gulfstream G-100 aircraft, which was conducting a medical evacuation, carried four crew members and two passengers when it disappeared early Saturday morning. Officials report the plane likely descended rapidly before hitting the water off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
- ▪The FAA issued a search-and-rescue alert for the Gulfstream G-100 at approximately 1:20 am local time on Saturday.
- ▪The aircraft departed Bermuda's LF Wade International Airport with four crew members and two passengers onboard.
- ▪The US Coast Guard launched air and surface crews to search the area off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
- ▪Sources indicate the plane rapidly descended 7,500 feet before impacting the water.
- ▪ABC News reported that there were no American citizens among the six people on board the aircraft.
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A US Coast Guard ship patrols off the California coast in 2024. Photograph: APView image in fullscreenA US Coast Guard ship patrols off the California coast in 2024. Photograph: APMassachusettsUS Coast Guard searches for missing air ambulance off coast of MassachusettsThe plane was undertaking a medical evacuation from Bermuda with six people onboard when it lost contactKeely AougaSat 3 Oct 2026 13.03 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe US Coast Guard is searching for an air ambulance jet with six people onboard that lost contact with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during a flight from Bermuda to Boston early on Saturday morning.In a statement to the Guardian, an FAA spokesperson said that the agency issued a search-and-rescue alert notice for a Gulfstream G-100 at about…
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