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Missing medical plane off Nantucket, Coast Guard searching
NBC Boston • • general
Key Points:
- The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting a search off the coast of Massachusetts for a Gulfstream G-100 medical plane that lost contact with the FAA early Saturday while traveling from Bermuda to Boston with six people on board.
- The search area is currently focused off the coast of Nantucket, with air and surface crews deployed, and coordination ongoing between the FAA, Coast Guard, and Rescue Coordination Center.
- The aircraft, registered in Canada and owned by Latitude Air Ambulance of Hamilton, Ontario, was performing a medical evacuation from Bermuda at the time of disappearance.
- Latitude Air Ambulance confirmed concern over the missing crew but emphasized their emergency response plan is in place, while Massport confirmed the plane did not arrive at Boston Logan Airport as scheduled.
- Authorities have not released further details, and the search and investigation are ongoing.
