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Coast Guard suspends search for Boston-bound plane that vanished off coast of Nantucket

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DeTurris, D. (2026, October 5). Coast Guard suspends search for Boston-bound plane that vanished off coast of Nantucket. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/04/us-news/coast-guard-suspends-search-for-boston-bound-plane-that-vanished-off-coast-of-nantucket/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-05 · by David DeTurris

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The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for a Gulfstream G100 twinjet that vanished while en route from Bermuda to Boston early Sunday morning. The aircraft was carrying six people, including two medics, two pilots, a patient and their relative. After nearly 40 hours of searching, the agency found debris confirming it was the missing plane but ultimately suspended efforts due to low probability of finding survivors. Rear Adm. Matthew Lake expressed condolences for those affected by this tragic event, noting that an investigation will follow to determine what caused the plane’s disappearance.
Written by AI on 2026-10-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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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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📰 Missing Plane Off Nantucket
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David DeTurris
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Topics

Bermuda Gulfstream Massachusetts The Coast Guard The US Coast Guard

Subjects

The Coast Guard ORG · 3× Bermuda GPE · 2× Bermudian NORP · 1× Boston GPE · 1× Canadians NORP · 1× Gulfstream ORG · 1× Massachusetts GPE · 1× Matthew Lake PERSON · 1× The US Coast Guard ORG · 1× the Federal Aviation Administration ORG · 1×

Narrative

The Coast Guard made the difficult call Sunday evening, more than 40 hours after the Gulfstream G100 twinjet, carrying six passengers from Bermuda, lost contact with the Federal Aviation Administration before it was scheduled to land in Boston around 1:30 a.m. “Suspending a search is not an easy decision,” Rear Adm. Matthew Lake, Commander of the Northeast District, said in a statement.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-05
🔮 Chilling audio captured the plane’s last muffled communications with air traffic controllers, appearing to possibly declare an emergency before abruptly losing communication with the controller. The Coast Guard sifted through debris floating in the ocean to identify the plane Saturday night, before calling off the search the following day. Officials said the missing passengers’ next of kin have been notified of the end of the search, and that an investigation into what happened to the plane will follow.

Claims (6 extracted, 1 hedged)

The US Coast Guard is suspending its search for a medical transfer plane that mysteriously disappeared off Nantucket over the weekend, just after the agency discovered debris from the craft floating in the ocean near the Massachusetts island. asserted
agency → suspend → island
The Coast Guard made the difficult call Sunday evening, more than 40 hours after the Gulfstream G100 twinjet, carrying six passengers from Bermuda, lost contact with the Federal Aviation Administration before it was scheduled to land in Boston around 1:30 a.m. “Suspending a search is not an easy decision,” Rear Adm. Matthew Lake, Commander of the Northeast District, said in a statement. asserted
Lake → make → statement
“We express our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones affected by the tragedy and our gratitude for our partner agencies who helped support search efforts,” he continued. asserted
he → express → efforts
Six people were on board — four Canadians, including two medics and two pilots, as well as a Bermudian patient and their relative, the Coast Guard and Latitude Air Ambulance, the missing plane’s owner said. asserted
owner → include → medics
The air ambulance, which was making its way from Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport, disappeared off FAA radar just before its scheduled landing, officials said. asserted
officials → make → landing
Chilling audio captured the plane’s last muffled communications with air traffic controllers, appearing to possibly declare an emergency before abruptly losing communication with the controller. The Coast Guard sifted through debris floating in the ocean to identify the plane Saturday night, before calling off the search the following day. Officials said the missing passengers’ next of kin have been notified of the end of the search, and that an investigation into what happened to the plane will follow. uncertain
what → chill → plane
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