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Coast Guard searching off Nantucket for missing jet heading from Bermuda to Boston
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- The United States Coast Guard is actively searching for a Gulfstream G100 jet carrying six people that lost contact with flight controllers while en route from Bermuda to Boston.
- The aircraft was conducting a medical evacuation mission operated by Latitude Air Ambulance, whose director expressed cautious optimism despite the lack of communication.
- The search efforts are focused off the coast of Nantucket, with multiple aircraft involved in the operation, coordinated by the Coast Guard, FAA, and Rescue Coordination Center.
- The FAA issued a search and rescue notice early Saturday morning and continues to work closely with the Coast Guard in locating the missing jet.
- Bermuda, the flight’s origin, is a British overseas territory located approximately 650 miles east of North Carolina in the North Atlantic Ocean.
