US coastguard suspends search for six on board crashed medical jet
The US Coast Guard has suspended the search for six people aboard a medical transport jet that crashed off the coast of Nantucket. The aircraft, which was traveling from Bermuda to Boston, is presumed lost with no survivors.
Why it matters
This tragic aviation incident highlights the risks associated with medical transport flights and has prompted an investigation into the cause of the crash.
Debris found off Nantucket island after the air ambulance disappeared while flying from Bermuda to Boston.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info US coastguard members search off Nantucket, Massachusetts, October 3, 2026, after debris from a medical transport aircraft was found [Handout/US Coast Guard via Reuters] By AP and Reuters Published On 5 Oct 2026 5 Oct 2026 The United States coastguard has suspended its search for six people on board a medical transport jet that crashed while flying from Bermuda to Boston.
“Suspending a search is not an easy decision,” Rear Admiral Matthew Lake, commander of the coastguard’s Northeast District, said in a statement on Sunday.
The search was called off after teams spent about 66 hours covering 4,445 miles (7,150km) by air and sea and confirmed that debris found off the shore of Massachusetts’s Nantucket Island came from the aircraft.
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