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6 missing after Gulfstream jet disappears near Nantucket after takeoff from Bermuda

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Vashistha, A. (2026, October 3). 6 missing after Gulfstream jet disappears near Nantucket after takeoff from Bermuda. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/6-missing-after-gulfstream-jet-disappears-near-nantucket-after-takeoff-from-bermuda/articleshow/134660618.cms

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A Gulfstream G100 jet carrying six people lost contact with air traffic control early Saturday while flying from Bermuda to Boston, triggering a search by the US Coast Guard near Nantucket. The plane dropped rapidly in altitude before disappearing from radar at 11,000 feet off the coast of Nantucket. Air and surface crews are searching for the missing aircraft, but no further details about the passengers or cause of the disappearance have been released by authorities.

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On Saturday, a Gulfstream G100 aircraft carrying six people vanished while en route from Bermuda to Boston's Logan International Airport, losing communication with the FAA around 1 AM local time. The plane took off at approximately 11:41 PM ET on Friday and was scheduled to land in Boston by about 1:30 AM Saturday. Shortly before its disappearance, the aircraft reportedly dropped from 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet within minutes, according to flight-tracking data. The US Coast Guard launched an extensive search off the coast of Nantucket using air and sea crews, including teams from Air Station Cape Cod and Brant Point in Nantucket. Latitude Air Ambulance, based in Hamilton, is the operator of the missing aircraft.

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Bermuda Boston Coast Guard Nantucket The Coast Guard

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The aircraft, carrying six people, was flying toward Boston when it disappeared from radar, with the US Coast Guard launching air and surface crews to search for the plane, the New York Post reported, citing Coast Guard and flight-tracking information.

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🔮 The Coast Guard said it was notified that contact with the aircraft had been lost and that crews from Air Station Cape Cod, US Coast Guard Station Brant Point in Nantucket and the USCGC William Sparling were involved in the search.

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6 missing after Gulfstream jet disappears near Nantucket after takeoff from Bermuda · mixed framing

Claims (9 extracted, 3 hedged)

Six people are missing after a Gulfstream G100 jet traveling from Bermuda to Boston lost contact with air traffic controllers early Saturday, triggering a Coast Guard search off the coast of Nantucket. asserted

jet → miss → Nantucket

Post → carry → information

The Coast Guard said it was notified that contact with the aircraft had been lost and that crews from Air Station Cape Cod, US Coast Guard Station Brant Point in Nantucket and the USCGC William Sparling were involved in the search. asserted

crews → say → search

Flight-tracking data showed the Gulfstream G100, identified by tail number CGRJP, was traveling from Bermuda to Boston. asserted

G100 → track → Boston

The aircraft reportedly dropped from about 23,500 feet to 11,000 feet within three minutes before its final radar signal was recorded near Nantucket. uncertain

signal → drop → Nantucket

The plane was scheduled to arrive in Boston early Saturday. asserted

plane → schedule → Boston

Its final known position was off the coast of Nantucket, according to flight-tracking data. uncertain

position → know → data

“Air & surface crews have launched in search of the aircraft. asserted

crews → launch → aircraft

Updates will be provided here as info becomes available,” the Coast Guard Northeast District said in a post on X. The Coast Guard has not released further details about the six people aboard or what may have caused the aircraft to lose contact. uncertain

aircraft → provide → contact