Rescuers suspend search for survivors after plane went missing off US coast
US authorities have suspended the search for six people aboard a medical transport aircraft that went missing on Saturday while it was travelling from Bermuda to Boston.
On Saturday, a medical transport aircraft disappeared off the US coast while en route from Bermuda to Boston. The Coast Guard concluded its 66-hour search on Sunday evening, stating it would suspend efforts off the coast of Nantucket, a Massachusetts island. The Federal Aviation Administration reported losing contact with the Gulfstream G-100 plane shortly after 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT).
The plane's disappearance was confirmed after authorities located a debris field believed to be from the aircraft on Saturday evening. The six passengers, four Canadian nationals and two Bermudian nationals, were part of Latitude Air Ambulances, a company that provides international medical flights. 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 at 01:30 EDT. FlightAware's tracker indicated the aircraft dropped significantly in altitude before losing communication, plummeting from around 7,300m (24,000ft) to 3,300m (11,000ft). The pilot's response to the air traffic controller's request for information was inaudible, and the controller later confirmed the pilot had declared an emergency.
Emergency crews were alerted after 01:00 EDT, with an area fire dispatcher preparing to meet a plane with an "electrical issue."
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