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US Coast Guard searches for missing air ambulance off coast of Massachusetts

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Aouga, K. (2026, October 3). US Coast Guard searches for missing air ambulance off coast of Massachusetts. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/us-coast-guard-missing-air-ambulance-massachusetts

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The US Coast Guard is searching for a missing Gulfstream G-100 air ambulance jet that lost contact with the FAA during its flight from Bermuda to Boston early Saturday morning. The aircraft had four crew members and two passengers on board when it departed LF Wade International Airport in Bermuda. Latitude Air Ambulance, which operates the Canadian-registered plane, is coordinating with the FAA and the Coast Guard for a search-and-rescue operation off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Written by AI on 2026-10-03, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

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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17%

2 of 12 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")

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66/100

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Topics

Bermuda FAA Massachusetts NBC News The US Coast Guard

Subjects

Bermuda GPE · 4× FAA ORG · 3× Massachusetts GPE · 3× NBC News ORG · 2× The US Coast Guard ORG · 2× Boston GPE · 1× Canadian NORP · 1× Guardian ORG · 1× Skyport ORG · 1× the Federal Aviation Administration ORG · 1×

Narrative

The search area as of Saturday morning was off the coast of the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, the coast guard said in a statement posted to X. Air and surface crews have launched in search of the aircraft, the statement added.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-03

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US Coast Guard searches for missing air ambulance off coast of Massachusetts · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 2 hedged)

The US Coast Guard is searching for an air ambulance jet with six people onboard that lost contact with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during a flight from Bermuda to Boston early on Saturday morning. asserted

that → search → morning

In a statement to the Guardian, an FAA spokesperson said that the agency issued a search-and-rescue alert notice for a Gulfstream G-100 at about 1.20am local time on Saturday. asserted

agency → say → Saturday

The Canadian-registered air ambulance jet had four crew members and two passengers onboard when it departed Bermuda’s LF Wade international airport overnight for the flight to Massachusetts, according to a statement from the Bermuda airport’s operator, Skyport, obtained by the Associated Press. uncertain

it → register → Press

NBC News reported that the plane was carrying out a medical evacuation in Bermuda, citing a statement from Clarence Togeretz, the director of flight operations at Latitude Air Ambulance, the aircraft’s operator. asserted

plane → report → Ambulance

“We always get rather concerned when our crew doesn’t report to us in a timely manner,” he told NBC News. asserted

he → get → News

“But I will say that again, optimistically and positively, that doesn’t mean that the worst has happened.” asserted

worst → say → ?

NBC also reported that the Massachusetts port authority, which operates Boston Logan international airport, said the aircraft did not arrive as scheduled. asserted

aircraft → report → airport

A port authority spokesperson said: “Our thoughts are with those onboard and their loved ones as the search continues.” asserted

search → say → those

The FAA is coordinating with the Rescue Coordination Center and the US Coast Guard to locate the aircraft. asserted

FAA → coordinate → aircraft

statement → say → aircraft

Citing a source with knowledge of the investigation, ABC News reported there were no Americans onboard the plane, though the identities of those onboard were not immediately released. asserted

identities → cite → those

Officials believe the plane rapidly descended 7,500ft before hitting the water, according to the outlet’s source. uncertain

plane → believe → source