USA03 October, 20262 min read
U.S. Coast Guard Finds Debris, Searches Through Night for Gulfstream G-100 With Six Aboard Off Nantucket
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Debris linked to the Gulfstream G100 found off Nantucket; search ongoing. Six people were aboard the Bermuda-to-Boston Gulfstream G100.
Debris Found, Search Continues
The U.S. Coast Guard said it located debris from a missing medical transport plane off Nantucket and continued searching the waters off Massachusetts through the night for the six people aboard.
The Federal Aviation Administration told the Coast Guard that air traffic controllers lost contact with the flight around 2 a.m. Saturday as the plane flew from Bermuda to Boston, and the Coast Guard said the debris field was located off Nantucket and confirmed to be linked to the missing Gulfstream G-100.
The Coast Guard said the debris field was confirmed to be associated with the missing aircraft, and the Coast Guard cutter William Sparling would continue search efforts through the night.
The Coast Guard said the northeast district deployed air and marine assets to search for the missing aircraft, and the search continued after the Coast Guard said the debris was associated with the missing plane.
Who Was On Board
The Coast Guard said six people were on the Gulfstream G-100 traveling from Bermuda to Boston, including four Canadians and two Bermudans.
Latitude Air Ambulance director of operations Clarence Togeretz told The Canadian Press that the missing plane was carrying a patient and a family member, as well as two pilots and two members of medical staff on board.
The U.S. Coast Guard said the aircraft had six people aboard, including four Canadian nationals and two Bermudian nationals, and it said next of kin have been notified.
Bermuda Premier David Burt said in a statement that the government was in contact with the families of those on board and with the U.S. search teams, and he said, "We are praying that all six people will be found safe".
Timeline and Next Steps
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a search-and-rescue alert notice for the jet at 1:20 a.m. ET on Saturday, and the Coast Guard said it was looking for the Gulfstream G100 off the coast of Nantucket at 6:15 a.m. ET.
The U.S. Coast Guard said the FAA notified it at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday that contact had been lost with the Gulfstream G100 tail number C-GRJP while it was traveling from Bermuda to Boston.
The U.S. Coast Guard said it searched 1,644 square miles over approximately 27 hours, and it said the search remains ongoing.
The U.S. Coast Guard said it would hold a press conference Sunday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. at Coast Guard Base Boston, 427 Commercial st., Boston, to provide an update on the search.