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Coast Guard Launches Search for Missing Medical Transport Airplane Off Massachusetts Coast
Just the facts
The United States Coast Guard launched a search and rescue operation after a Gulfstream G100 medical transport airplane disappeared from radar off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The aircraft was traveling from Bermuda to Boston, Massachusetts, carrying six individuals on board when air traffic controllers lost contact with the flight. Search crews deployed aviation and maritime assets to search the Atlantic waters near the airplane's last known coordinates. No wreckage or survivors were immediately located as multi-agency search efforts remained active.
Why this is news
The United States Coast Guard initiated a maritime search operation for a missing medical transport airplane carrying six people off Nantucket, Massachusetts.
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