Search ongoing for missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston as crews plan to scour ocean floor
The Federal Aviation Administration contacted the Coast Guard at 2 a.m. Saturday that it had lost contact with the Gulfstream G100 carrying four Canadians and two Bermudian nationals over the Atlantic Ocean.
A medical transport aircraft vanished on Saturday after taking off from Bermuda, carrying six people on board. The Federal Aviation Administration reported losing contact with the Gulfstream G-100 plane just after 01:00 local time, while it was en route to Boston, Massachusetts. The US Coast Guard initiated a search for survivors off the coast of Nantucket, a Massachusetts island, where debris consistent with the aircraft has been located.
The victims included four Canadian nationals and two Bermudian nationals, comprising four medical staff and two pilots. The plane departed from Bermuda's L.F. Wade International Airport at 23:40 local time and was scheduled to land at Boston's Logan International Airport at 01:30 EDT. Upon closer inspection, the plane had descended from approximately 7,300 meters to 3,300 meters, and the air traffic controller noted communication difficulties between the pilot and air traffic control.
Despite these challenges, the pilot reportedly declared an emergency, prompting emergency crews to prepare to meet the plane, which had by then lost radio and radar communication.
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