Medical jet with six aboard vanishes over Atlantic
The US Coast Guard is searching the Atlantic near Nantucket. They're looking for a Canadian-registered Gulfstream. It disappeared overnight with four crew and two passengers.
A Canadian medical jet carrying six people vanished early Saturday. It was flying from Bermuda to Boston.
The US Coast Guard sent aircraft and ships to search. They looked in waters near Nantucket, Massachusetts.
The Federal Aviation Administration lost radio contact with the Gulfstream. Four of those aboard are Canadian citizens.
The aircraft left Bermuda's LF Wade International Airport overnight. It was heading to Boston Logan International Airport.
It's unclear why contact was lost. We don't know if a distress call was made.
Weather conditions near Nantucket were clear at the time.
- Six: four crew, two passengers
- People aboard
- Four
- Canadian citizens aboard
- LF Wade International Airport, Bermuda
- Departure airport
- Almost two hours
- Expected flight duration
Why it mattersA missing aircraft with six people aboard triggers an urgent search. It's an international rescue operation across US and Canadian waters.
AustraliaNo direct Australian impact. The story becomes relevant to Australians if any Australian citizens are found to be aboard or if the search reveals issues affecting aircraft safety globally.
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