In a shocking incident, a Canadian registered medical jet carrying six people vanished over the Atlantic while flying from Bermuda to Boston on Saturday. Before vanishing, the aircraft reported emergency and electrical issues. Afterwards, searchers found a "debris field" off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, the US coast guards said. A last audio clip revealed that the medical transport may have been "coming in blind" with electrical problems.
According to Reuters, the Gulfstream G100 was carrying four Canadian nationals and two Bermudian nationals, and family members were notified as the search continued. It added that one of its cutters would continue searching the water overnight and into Sunday.
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What was the last audio?
A harrowing audio recording has emerged, capturing the final moments before the flight disappeared over the Atlantic. Air traffic audio, posted by liveATC.net, indicated that the medical transport may have been "coming in blind" with electrical problems when a storm loomed ahead shortly before it vanished very early Saturday.
Capturing the final moments, the audio recorded the controller questioned the pilot, “Roger, you said you are coming in blind. Is that what you said?" The voice of the controller was not clear. He then asked whether the crew were declaring an emergency.
The plane was experiencing an emergency problem shortly before it lost contact. Air crews at Boston were informed that the flight had lost its radio and radar contact while approaching the place in the south of Nantucket. The flight never returned to Boston.
At around 2 am, a search and rescue alert was issued. The US Coast Guard then launched aircraft and vessels to search the waters south of Nantucket. Later, the guards reportedly found a debris field from the missing flight, confirming the remains were part of the aircraft.
According to Mary Schiavo, an aviation analyst, an electrical failure disabled the cockpit's navigation systems at a critical moment when bad weather was along the flight path, making it impossible for the pilot to see or navigate through the storm.
Sharing a post on X, the country's Minister of Transport Steven MacKinnon said the entire incident was closely monitored by Transport Canada, which is working with authorities on search and rescue efforts.
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