BOSTON — The U.S. Coast Guard continued its search Saturday for six people aboard a missing medical transport aircraft after crews located a debris field confirmed to be associated with the aircraft off the coast of Nantucket.
At approximately 2 a.m. Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration notified the Coast Guard that contact had been lost with a Gulfstream G100 aircraft, tail number C-GRJP, while it was traveling from Bermuda to Boston.
Six people were aboard the aircraft, including four Canadian nationals and two Bermudian nationals. Their next of kin have been notified.
Search crews located debris confirmed to be from the missing aircraft and continued efforts to locate the six people aboard. The Coast Guard Cutter William Sparling, a Boston-based Fast Response Cutter, was scheduled to continue search operations throughout the night.
Coast Guard and partner-agency assets involved in the search include:
- An HC-144 Ocean Sentry crew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod
- An HC-130 Hercules crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City
- An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod
- 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crews from Coast Guard Station Brant Point
- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter William Sparling
- Two HH-60 helicopter crews from the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing
- An HC-130 aircraft from the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing
Crews have searched approximately 1,644 square miles over 27 hours.
The search remains ongoing. The Coast Guard said additional information will be released as it becomes available.
Media Availability
The Coast Guard will 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.
