By St. Paul’s News Team
October 4 2026 | Regional
The U.S. Coast Guard has recovered debris believed to be from a medical transport aircraft that disappeared while en route from Bermuda to Boston, as crews continue an extensive search for the six people aboard.
The Gulfstream G100, registered as C-GRJP, lost contact at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to alert the Coast Guard.
The aircraft was operating as an air ambulance and was carrying four Canadian crew members and two Bermudian passengers, according to officials. Their identities have not been released.
Rear Adm. Matt Lake, commander of the Coast Guard Northeast District, said Sunday that search operations were continuing in waters off Nantucket, Massachusetts.
“It’s a large and demanding search area,” Lake said during a news conference, stressing that the Coast Guard’s primary objective remains locating the six people aboard the aircraft.
Multiple Coast Guard air and surface units have been deployed in the operation. These include an HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, an HC-130 Hercules from Air Station Elizabeth City and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod.
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Brant Point and the Boston-based Coast Guard Cutter William Sparling, a fast-response cutter, are also participating in the search.
Officials said crews are continuing to assess information gathered during the operation as they work to determine the aircraft’s location and the circumstances surrounding its disappearance.
Lake said additional details about those aboard would not be released at this time out of respect for their families.
The search remains active, with the Coast Guard expected to provide further information as the operation develops.