Missing Medical Jet Search
Coast Guard Searches Off Nantucket for Missing Medical Transfer Jet
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The aircraft was identified by tail number as CGRJP (also rendered C-GRJP in one report).
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The search included Air Station Cape Cod, USCG Station Brant Point on Nantucket, and the Coast Guard cutter William Sparling, a Fast Response Cutter.
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ABC News reported that as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, there had been no updates on the search.
The U.S. Coast Guard launched an urgent search Saturday morning for a Gulfstream G100 medical-transfer jet carrying six people after the FAA lost radar contact around 2 a.m. Nantucket Current The aircraft was flying from Bermuda to Boston when it disappeared. Search crews from Air Station Cape Cod and the Coast Guard cutter William Sparling are working in waters roughly 13 nautical miles south of Nantucket.
The pilot reportedly told air traffic control of electrical problems before the plane vanished, WCAX and flight-tracking data showed a sudden drop in altitude. Officials have not released details about who was aboard or confirmed what caused the disappearance. ABC News reported no updates had emerged by 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
Medical Jet Vanishes on Boston Route
The Gulfstream G100 aircraft, identified by tail number C-GRJP, was conducting a medical transfer when it lost contact with controllers. WMBF News The plane departed Bermuda early Saturday and was headed to Boston. Six people were aboard when radio contact was lost around 2 a.m., triggering an immediate Coast Guard response off the Massachusetts coast.
Pilot Reported Electrical Issues Before Disappearance
According to initial reports, the aircraft's pilot communicated an electrical problem to air traffic control before the signal cut out. WCAX Flight-tracking systems then recorded a sharp and sudden descent. The exact nature of the electrical failure and whether it caused the altitude loss remains unclear as the search continues.
Multi-Agency Search Mobilized Off Nantucket
The Coast Guard deployed multiple assets to search waters south of Nantucket. Nantucket Current Air Station Cape Cod launched aircraft, while the Coast Guard cutter William Sparling, a Fast Response Cutter, joined surface search efforts. USCG Station Brant Point on Nantucket also coordinated rescue operations. As of Saturday morning, no wreckage had been confirmed located.
Crew Details and Circumstances Still Unknown
The Coast Guard has not released any information about the six people aboard the medical-transfer flight. WAFB No statement has been issued about the passengers' identities, their medical conditions, or the crew. Officials are withholding details pending an ongoing investigation into what led to the plane's disappearance in Atlantic waters.
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