U.S. Coast Guard Searches for Missing Jet with Six Aboard Near Nantucket
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a Gulfstream G100 jet with six people aboard that went missing while traveling from Bermuda to Boston. The aircraft was reportedly a medical transfer flight, and the search is concentrated in the area…
Birmingham, AL, October 3, 2026 — The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a search operation for a Gulfstream G100 jet that disappeared while en route from Bermuda to Boston. Six individuals were reportedly on board the aircraft at the time of its disappearance.
Search efforts are currently concentrated in the vicinity of Nantucket, Massachusetts, an area known for its challenging maritime and aviation conditions. The nature of the flight has been described as a medical transfer, though specific details regarding the medical status of those aboard were not immediately available.
The Gulfstream G100 is a twin-engine business jet. The U.S. Coast Guard stated that multiple assets have been deployed to cover a wide search area. The exact time the aircraft was last heard from or detected has not been publicly disclosed. Information regarding the aircraft operator, the medical facility involved in the transfer, or the identities of the six individuals aboard has not been provided.
Aviation authorities and search and rescue coordination centers are collaborating on the operation. The U.S. Coast Guard has not released further information regarding the circumstances leading to the jet’s disappearance or the specific timeline of the search efforts thus far. The investigation into the incident is ongoing as crews continue to scour the search zone.
Story summarized from the original created by Dorothy Sedovic on www.wbrc.com, see more information here.
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