The U.S. Coast Guard launched intensive air and sea search operations off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Saturday, October 3, 2026. These efforts began after a medical evacuation jet carrying six people lost contact during a flight from Bermuda to Boston.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials alerted the Coast Guard around 2:00 a.m. ET after losing communication with the aircraft, a Gulfstream G100. The plane had departed Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport at 11:41 p.m. ET on Friday for a scheduled flight to Boston Logan International Airport.
Search Operations Underway Off Nantucket Coast
The Coast Guard’s Northeast District deployed multiple surface and air crews to an area south of Cape Cod. Authorities are focusing their efforts where the aircraft is believed to have encountered trouble. Flight tracking data and emergency audio indicate that controllers lost radar contact early Saturday morning, prompting the FAA to issue a search-and-rescue alert notice at approximately 1:20 a.m. ET.
Clarence Togeretz, the director of flight operations at Latitude Air Ambulance, spoke regarding the missing flight. Latitude Air Ambulance is the company that operates the plane. “We always get rather concerned when our crew doesn’t report to us in a timely manner,” Togeretz stated. He maintained an optimistic outlook while noting that the organization activated its standard emergency response protocol.
Aircraft and Mission Details
The missing aircraft is a twin-engine, mid-size Gulfstream G100 registered in Canada and operated by Latitude Air Ambulance, a specialized medical transport provider. At the time of the disappearance, the flight was carrying out a medical evacuation mission from Bermuda. Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic located roughly 700 miles from Nantucket.
- Aircraft Type: Gulfstream G100
- Occupants: 6 people on board
- Departure: L.F. Wade International Airport, Bermuda
- Destination: Boston Logan International Airport, Massachusetts
- Agencies Involved: U.S. Coast Guard, FAA, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
The Massachusetts Port Authority, operator of Boston Logan International Airport, confirmed the flight failed to arrive as scheduled. Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety Board stated it is actively gathering information as the multi-agency search and rescue mission continues off the New England coast.
