Debris found as Coast Guard searches off Nantucket for missing medical transport jet that left Bermuda with 6 people aboard, tell me about this news today
04-10-2026
A Canadian-registered medical transport flight carrying six people vanished over the Atlantic Ocean en route from Bermuda to Boston, prompting an extensive U.S. Coast Guard search that has located a confirmed debris field off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
What HappenedThe aircraft, a Gulfstream G100 air ambulance (tail number C-GRJP) operated by Canada-based Latitude Air Ambulance, departed Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport late Friday night bound for Boston. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notified the U.S. Coast Guard around 2:00 AM on Saturday after radar and radio contact were lost off the Massachusetts coast.
CBS News+ 1Air traffic recordings from the final moments indicated difficulty in communication, with controllers asking the pilot if they were “coming in blind” or declaring an emergency before transmissions ceased.
Who Was on BoardSix individuals were aboard the flight, and all remain unaccounted for:
The GuardianFour Canadian crew members: Two pilots and two medical personnel.
The Straits TimesTwo Bermudian passengers: A patient being transported for medical care and an accompanying family member.
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Search and rescue crews located a field of floating debris off Nantucket that authorities confirmed belongs to the missing jet.
BernewsThe U.S. Coast Guard, coordinating with regional partners, deployed multiple air and maritime assets to scour the waters, including:
HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft (Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod)
BernewsHC-130 Hercules aircraft (Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City)
BernewsMH-60 Jayhawk search-and-rescue helicopters
Coast Guard cutter William Sparling and motor lifeboats operating on the water surface
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Search operations continue across the Atlantic waters off Nantucket as authorities work to locate the occupants.
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