US Coast Guard searches for missing air ambulance off coast of Massachusetts

Um navio da Guarda Costeira dos EUA patrulha ao largo da costa da Califórnia em 2024. Fotografia: imagem APView em tela cheia. Um navio da Guarda Costeira dos EUA patrulha ao largo da costa da Califórnia em 2024.

Photograph: APMassachusettsUS Coast Guard searches for missing air ambulance off coast of MassachusettsThe plane was undertaking a medical evacuation from Bermuda with six people onboard when it lost contact.

Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe US Coast Guard is searching for an air ambulance jet with six people onboard that lost contact with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during a flight from Bermuda to Boston early on Saturday morning.

In a statement to the Guardian, an FAA spokesperson said that the agency issued a search-and-rescue alert notice for a Gulfstream G-100 at about 1. 20am local time on Saturday.

O jato de ambulância aérea registrado no Canadá tinha quatro membros da tripulação e dois passageiros a bordo quando partiu do aeroporto internacional LF Wade, em Bermuda, durante a noite, para o voo para Massachusetts, de acordo com uma declaração do operador do aeroporto de Bermuda, Skyport, obtida pela Associated Press.

NBC News reported that the plane was carrying out a medical evacuation in Bermuda, citing a statement from Clarence Togeretz, the director of flight operations at Latitude Air Ambulance, the aircraft’s operator.

NBC also reported that the Massachusetts port authority, which operates Boston Logan international airport, said the aircraft did not arrive as scheduled. A port authority spokesperson said: “Our thoughts are with those onboard and their loved ones as the search continues.”.

A FAA está coordenando com o Centro de Coordenação de Resgate e a Guarda Costeira dos EUA para localizar a aeronave.

A área de busca, na manhã de sábado, estava ao largo da costa da ilha de Nantucket, Massachusetts, disse a guarda costeira em uma declaração publicada no X.

Air and surface crews have launched in search of the aircraft, the statement added.

Citing a source with knowledge of the investigation, ABC News reported there were no Americans onboard the plane, though the identities of those onboard were not immediately released.

Officials believe the plane rapidly descended 7,500ft before hitting the water, according to the outlet’s source.