Coast Guard Searches 2,800 Square Miles for 6 After Medevac Jet Vanishes Off Nantucket
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Updated · The Boston Globe · Oct 4
Coast Guard Searches 2,800 Square Miles for 6 After Medevac Jet Vanishes Off Nantucket
3 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Oct 4
Summary
More than 50 hours into the search, the Coast Guard said Sunday it is still trying to locate six people and the black box after finding debris about 20 miles off Nantucket.
The Gulfstream G100 disappeared early Saturday on an 800-mile flight from Bermuda to Boston after the pilot reported electrical failures, declared an emergency and then dropped 13,000 feet in three minutes before vanishing from radar.
Boats, planes and helicopters have searched over 2,800 square miles, with sonar-equipped craft being deployed in waters 80 to 90 feet deep as officials said Sunday weather was favorable.
Latitude Air Ambulance said the four crew members were Canadian citizens and the two passengers were Bermudian nationals — a patient and companion, according to Bermuda media.
Investigators say the black box will be critical to determining whether the jet lost control or suffered a structural failure, as the Coast Guard said it will keep searching until it is confident no survivors remain on the surface.