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A Latitude Air Ambulance jet with six people aboard, including four Canadians, went missing off Nantucket while flying from Bermuda to Boston. The U.S. Coast Guard is leading an ongoing search by air and sea.
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, for a missing air ambulance jet with six people on board, including four Canadians.
Coast Guard Search off Nantucket
The search continued through the night and into Sunday, led by the Coast Guard ship CGC William Sparling, after the aircraft disappeared early Saturday morning. The plane is a Gulfstream G100 with tail number C-GRJP, owned by Hamilton, Ontario-based Latitude Air Ambulance. It was flying from Bermuda to Boston Logan International Airport when contact was lost. The Coast Guard said the Federal Aviation Administration notified it around 2 a.m. that contact with the aircraft had been lost.
The plane bound for Boston departed Bermuda's L.F. Wade International Airport at 12:41 a.m., after arriving in Bermuda from Hamilton the previous night. According to Latitude, those on board include two pilots and two medical staff, all Canadians, plus one patient and the patient's family member, who are Bermuda nationals. Clarence Togeretz, the company's operations manager, said Latitude had been tracking the flight and lost contact around 1:30 a.m. as it approached Boston.
Togeretz said the company contacted the U.S. Coast Guard when the plane failed to reach the tarmac. He said Latitude is dealing with the situation with as much positivity and optimism as we can, adding: We're praying for a safe outcome. He said this is the first time Latitude Air Ambulance has lost contact with one of its planes. Air traffic control audio captured by LiveATC.net indicates the flight declared an emergency before it went missing.
A controller asked the pilot whether they were declaring an emergency, saying the transmission was coming in weak, and a short time later the pilot confirmed the emergency declaration. Flight tracking data shows the jet departed Bermuda with an estimated arrival at Boston Logan of 1:30 a.m. ET on Saturday. About one hour and 23 minutes into the flight, the aircraft dropped from 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet in two minutes before levelling off and then vanishing, according to FlightAware.
Emergency Declaration and Search Assets
A spokesperson for Nantucket Memorial Airport said the airport was informed the aircraft had reportedly declared an emergency before it lost contact. Preston Harimon said details remain unconfirmed and the airport will not speculate on the cause. He said search and rescue efforts by the U.S. Coast Guard remain ongoing. The Coast Guard said Saturday morning that five air and marine assets were taking part in the search off Nantucket, an island about 150 kilometres southeast of Boston.
Search efforts continued overnight, the Coast Guard said. Ontario's air ambulance provider Ornge said it was deeply concerned by reports of the missing flight. Spokesperson Joshua McNamara said the flight was not an air ambulance transport for Ontario and not related to Ornge operations. In a statement posted to X, Ornge said: Our thoughts are with our colleagues at Latitude Air Ambulance at this time.
All of us at Ornge are hopeful the aircraft and all passengers are located safely and quickly. McNamara added that Ornge remains hopeful the aircraft and all those on board are located safely and quickly. Global Affairs Canada said it is aware of reports that Canadians on board a Latitude Air Ambulance are missing.
Consular officials stand ready to provide assistance and are in contact with local authorities, it said, adding that no further information can be disclosed due to privacy considerations. Canada's Transportation Minister, Steven MacKinnon, said his department is aware of the situation and is closely monitoring it. In a post to X, he said: My thoughts are with everyone on board, as well as their families, loved ones, and colleagues during this incredibly difficult time.
We are closely monitoring the situation and are working with the relevant authorities as search and rescue efforts continue. I want to thank all first responders involved for their ongoing efforts. The Bermuda government confirmed the air ambulance's departure from Bermuda to Boston in a post to X. Officials said they have been in contact with the families of those on board as well as the U.S. Coast Guard conducting the search.
Authorities Respond as Search Continues
Bermuda Premier David Burt said in a statement that his thoughts are with everyone on board and their families during this deeply worrying time. We are praying that all six people will be found safe, and we thank the search and rescue crews for their continuing efforts, he said. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey told NBC News she had not been fully briefed on the situation.
My thoughts and prayers go to all on board and all involved, she said. We will do whatever we can as a state to support efforts there. John Gradek, a faculty lecturer in supply chain networks and aviation management at McGill University, said the U.S. Coast Guard appears to have pulled out all the stops.
He said rescuers are likely undertaking a grid search of about a hundred square miles based on the last reported position from the aircraft's emergency locator transmitter. Gradek said he does not think it will take long for the coast guard to locate the missing plane, saying that in these types of situations with a fairly tight search pattern they are usually able to find and resolve the state of the aircraft fairly quickly.
Latitude Air Ambulance is in contact with Transport Canada, Togeretz said. The Canadian Press reached out to the federal agency for comment but did not immediately hear back.
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