Debris from missing Ontario-based air ambulance located: U.S. Coast Guard
The Coast Guard said the search continues for six people aboard the air ambulance after crews found a debris field and notified next of kin.
- On Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard located debris confirmed to be from a missing Canadian-registered Gulfstream G-100 air ambulance off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The aircraft had departed Bermuda for Boston early that morning.
- Hamilton-Based Latitude Air Ambulance confirmed the aircraft carried four crew members and two passengers seeking medical care in Boston. The flight departed Wade International Airport in Bermuda at 12:41 a.m. Saturday.
- The Coast Guard deployed crews from Air Station Cape Cod, Station Brant Point with a 47-foot motor lifeboat, and the USCGC William Sparling to search an area 30 nautical miles wide and 20 nautical miles long, about 13 nautical miles offshore.
- Premier David Burt stated, "My thoughts are with everyone on board and their families during this deeply worrying time," as authorities continue searching for the six missing individuals. The Bermuda government confirmed contact with families.
- The Federal Aviation Administration issued a search and rescue alert at 1:20 a.m. Saturday after air traffic controllers lost contact with the jet. Massport confirmed the aircraft never arrived at Logan International Airport as scheduled.
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Rescuers have found the wreckage of a plane that disappeared Saturday while flying from Bermuda to Boston in the Atlantic Ocean off Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. The Gulfstream G100 was carrying six people, four crew members and two passengers. Four were Canadians and two were Bermudians, as well as a patient and his relative.
The US Coast Guard said on Saturday it had found the wreckage of a medical transport plane that was flying from Bermuda to Boston.
Debris Found From Air Ambulance That Disappeared En Route From Bermuda To Boston
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A Canadian-registered air ambulance carrying six people disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean early Saturday while flying from Bermuda to Boston, triggering a major search operation south of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The U.S. Coast Guard later confirmed that search crews had located a debris field believed to be from the missing aircraft off […]
US Coast Guard finds debris from missing medical aircraft off Nantucket - Regional Media News
By Sheila Dang and Lisa Richwine Oct 3 (Reuters) - The US Coast Guard said late on Saturday it found debris from a medical transport aircraft off the shore of Massachusetts' Nantucket island and was searching for six people who were on board. The Federal [...]
A medical evacuation aircraft from Bermuda carrying six people disappeared off the northeastern coast of the United States, where debris was located Coast Guard
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