Nantucket Waters Being Searched For Missing Medical Transport Plane From Bermuda With 6 Aboard: Officials

BOSTON, MA — The waters off Nantucket were being searched by the U.S. Coast Guard Saturday morning for a missing Boston-bound medical transfer plane from Bermuda with six people on board, officials said.

In a statement, Bermuda officials confirmed the air ambulance, which departed Bermuda for Boston early Saturday morning was reported missing "after contact was lost with air traffic control."

"The United States Coast Guard is conducting search and rescue operations off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts," the statement read. "The government has been in contact with the families of those on board and remains in contact with the overseas authorities coordinating the search."

"Premier David Burt said, “My thoughts are with everyone on board and their families during this deeply worrying time. We are praying that all six people will be found safe, and we thank the search and rescue crews for their continuing efforts.”

The government is asking that "the privacy of the families be respected and will provide further updates as confirmed information becomes available."

The Federal Aviation Administration told the Coast Guard that they lost contact with the Gulfstream G-100 at around 1:20 a.m., as the plane flew from Bermuda to Boston, NBC news reported.

In a statement to NBC, a Massport spokesperson confirmed the aircraft did not arrive at Boston Logan Airport as scheduled, adding, "Our thoughts are with those on board and their loved ones as the search continues."

The aircraft's owner, Latitude Air Ambulance of Hamilton, Ontario, told the outlet that the plane was carrying out a medical evacuation.

FlightAware data shows the flight plunged from 23,500 feet to 11,000 feet at around 1 a.m.

The Coast Guard told The New York Post, “The current search area is offshore of Nantucket. Coast Guard, air and surface crews are actively responding, including: planes HC-144 and MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod; a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Station Brant Point; and a Fast Response cutter from ship USCGC William Sparling."

HC-130 Hercules from Air Station Elizabeth City has been deployed, the military branch said, adding, "Coast Guard will continue searching and provide additional information as it becomes available."

In a statement, the Bermuda Skyport Corporation, which operates LF Wade International Airport in Bermuda, said the plane took off from the airport at around 12:41 a.m. on Saturday, told ABC news.

No Americans were aboard the plane, a source with knowledge of the investigation told the outlet.

Coast Guard officials are using air and sea vehicles to search around Nantucket, and as of 11 a.m., there were no updates, according to the outlet.

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