Medical plane with 6 on board missing off Massachusetts coast
A medical transport plane carrying six people went missing off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, while en route from Bermuda to Boston. US Coast Guard crews have confirmed the discovery of a debris field and are continuing search operations.
Why it matters
The incident involves a significant aviation emergency and a multi-agency search and rescue operation in US territorial waters.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The search for the plane is being conducted near Nantucket, an island off the coast of the US state of Massachusetts
US authorities have found debris from a medical transport aircraft that went missing with six people on board.
The Federal Aviation Administration told the BBC it had lost contact with the Gulfstream G-100 plane just after 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Saturday, while it was travelling from Bermuda to Boston, Massachusetts.
The search for survivors continues off the coast of Nantucket, a Massachusetts island, the US Coast Guard said.
Authorities have notified the next of kin of those on the flight, four Canadian nationals and two Bermudian nationals.
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