Search for Canadian air ambulance aircraft still fruitless
The US Coast Guard is searching near Nantucket for an aircraft carrying six people.
The US Coast Guard is searching for a Canadian-registered air ambulance aircraft that lost contact en route from Bermuda to Boston. There were four crew members and two passengers on board; their condition remains unknown.
The aircraft disappeared from radar over the sea on Saturday morning, south of the US island of Nantucket. According to Associated Press, it was a Gulfstream G100 that had departed Bermuda for a flight to Boston.
The US Coast Guard has deployed aircraft and ships. A lifeboat from Nantucket and several aircraft also took part in the search, according to local newspaper Nantucket Current. The search area is in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately thirteen nautical miles south of the island.
The aircraft is registered in Canada and was used for medical transport. Bermuda's airport reported, according to AP, that six people were on board: four crew members and two passengers. There is no public information yet about the passengers' identities or medical condition.
According to the Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration lost contact with the aircraft early in the morning. The US National Transportation Safety Board is gathering information but has not yet disclosed a cause or further details about the incident.
Until the aircraft is found, it cannot be established why contact was lost. It is also unclear whether the aircraft transmitted a distress signal or where exactly it was last observed. During ongoing search operations, the Coast Guard often publishes only limited information so as not to hamper the operation.
The case is relevant to Canada because it concerns a Canadian-registered medical aircraft. For the United States, it is primarily a rescue operation in US search-and-rescue waters. The nationalities of those on board and the operator's precise role have not yet been publicly confirmed.
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The available information is consistent between AP and Nantucket Current. The text remains cautious about the cause, identities and condition because these have not been confirmed.
- confirmed A Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100 lost contact en route from Bermuda to Boston. — Reported by Associated Press. source
- confirmed There were six people on board, including four crew members and two passengers. — AP cites Bermuda's airport operator. source
- confirmed The search operation is taking place south of Nantucket. — Confirmed by the US Coast Guard and Nantucket Current. source
- confirmed The cause of the loss of contact is unknown. — The Coast Guard and NTSB had not yet provided an explanation. source
Editor's note
The search operation, route, aircraft type and number of people on board have been confirmed by AP and a local independent source. Nothing reliable has yet been made public about the cause, nationalities or medical condition of those on board.Sources
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