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Coast Guard Suspends Search for Six Off Massachusetts

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for six people aboard a medical transport aircraft off Massachusetts.
The Gulfstream G100, operated by Canadian Latitude Air Ambulance, was flying from Bermuda to Boston.
Four Canadian crew members and two Bermudian passengers were on board the flight.
Coast Guard teams located a debris field 32 km off Nantucket after searching over 7,000 km for about 66 hours.

History

Historical Context

In 1973 the International Civil Aviation Organization required all commercial aircraft to carry emergency locator transmitters (ELTs). Since then the Cospas-Sarsat system, now operating roughly 47 satellites that pinpoint 406 MHz distress beacons within 2 km, has become the global backbone for SAR. The recent Gulfstream G100 crash, despite an ELT, highlights gaps that Congress may address with a $15 million coastal-SAR upgrade.

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Story summary

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for six people aboard a medical transport aircraft off Massachusetts.
The Gulfstream G100, operated by Canadian Latitude Air Ambulance, was flying from Bermuda to Boston.
Four Canadian crew members and two Bermudian passengers were on board the flight.
Coast Guard teams located a debris field 32 km off Nantucket after searching over 7,000 km for about 66 hours.

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