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Search Suspended for 6 Aboard Medical Aircraft That Crashed Off US Coast
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News18•05-10-2026, 09:30
Search Suspended for 6 Aboard Medical Aircraft That Crashed Off US Coast
- •The US Coast Guard has suspended active search operations for six individuals on a medical aircraft that crashed off the Nantucket coastline.
- •The Coast Guard and partner agencies covered 4,445 miles over approximately 66 hours of searching.
- •Rear Admiral Matthew Lake expressed condolences to the affected families, stating that suspending a search is a difficult decision.
- •Officials noted that locating the jet's black box is challenging due to the extensive debris field, with no indication of its discovery yet.
- •The Gulfstream G100 twinjet, carrying six occupants, vanished from radar en route from Bermuda to Boston Logan International Airport.
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The US Coast Guard suspended the active search operations on Sunday, October 4, 2026, after collaborating partner agencies covered 4,445 miles over approximately 66 hours of searching for the six individuals on board the crashed aircraft.
The aircraft involved was a Gulfstream G100 twinjet carrying six occupants, which vanished from Federal Aviation Administration radar screens while journeying from Bermuda to Boston.
The debris field lies approximately 32 kilometres away from the Nantucket coastline, where local water depths range between 24 and 28 metres.
