Search ongoing for missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston as crews plan to scour ocean floor

A search is underway off the Massachusetts coast for an air ambulance carrying six individuals that vanished during a flight from Bermuda to Boston. Authorities plan to scour the ocean floor in hopes of finding the missing aircraft. The U.S. Coast Guard initiated the search on Sunday, with the Federal Aviation Administration notifying them of the loss of contact with the Gulfstream G100 at 2 a.m. on Saturday.

A debris field was discovered off the coast of Nantucket later that day. Search efforts have involved fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, boats, and cutters spanning an area of 2,840 square miles. The seabed in the search zone lies 80 to 90 feet deep. The Coast Guard is deploying sonar to scan the ocean floor. Preliminary data from flight tracking sites suggests the plane may have encountered electrical issues shortly before disappearing due to severe weather.