A private plane With six people on board, he lost all contact with air traffic controllers this Saturday morning, when he was traveling from the Bermuda Islands to Boston.
According to American media, The United States Coast Guard is searching for the aircraft in waters off the coast of Nantucket.
Clarence Togeretz, director of operations for Latitude Air Ambulance, the company that owns the ship, acknowledged the company’s concern, but asked to maintain an optimistic stance.
“We are always quite concerned when our crew does not inform us on time”Togeretz told NBC News. “But, once again, and with optimism and a positive attitude, I want to say that this does not mean that the worst has happened,” he added.
The manager noted that the firm maintains an active emergency response plan. In fact, the Northeast District of the Coast Guard reported on its networks that it deployed an extensive air and maritime operation.
The aircraft is a Gulfstream G100 with Canadian registration, which functioned as an air ambulance in a medical evacuation transfer. Latitude Air Ambulance is based in Ontario.
The jet took off from LF Wade International Airport in Bermuda, heading to Boston’s Logan International Airport, where it never arrived, local port authorities confirmed.
“Our thoughts are with the people on board and their loved ones as the search continues,” a Massport spokesperson said, according to the network.
“They tried to communicate”
Audios from the control tower revealed that the operators tried to communicate with the jet and They asked other nearby pilots to establish contact, without receiving a response.
Meanwhile, emergency recordings ask vessels in the area to maintain surveillance in case of a possible landing, and flight radars show several aircraft in the area south of Nantucket.
