Coast Guard searches off Nantucket for missing medical transport aircraft with 6 aboard, tell me about this news today
03-10-2026
Early this morning, Saturday, October 3, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard launched an urgent search and rescue operation off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, after a medical transport aircraft carrying six people went missing.
BernewsKey details reported so far:
The Aircraft: The missing plane is a twin-engine Gulfstream G100 air ambulance (tail number C-GRJP) operated by Ontario-based Latitude Air Ambulance.
CBCThe Route: The flight departed from L.F. Wade International Airport in Bermuda around 12:41 a.m., bound for Boston Logan International Airport, where it was scheduled to arrive around 1:30 a.m.
Global NewsPeople on Board: There were six people aboard: four Canadian crew members (two pilots and two medical personnel), one patient, and the patient’s relative.
CBCWhat Happened: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an alert after air traffic controllers abruptly lost contact with the jet around 1:20 a.m.–1:30 a.m. Flight-tracking data indicated the aircraft slowed down and rapidly descended from roughly 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet before radar and radio contact ceased.
CBS NewsSearch Operations: The U.S. Coast Guard Northeast District deployed multiple air and sea assets offshore Nantucket, including an HC-144 Ocean Sentry and MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod, a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Station Brant Point, and the cutter USCGC William Sparling. Officials from Bermuda and Canada are coordinating closely with U.S. authorities as the search continues.
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