Coast Guard searches off Nantucket for Gulfstream G100 missing en route from Bermuda to Boston
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching off Nantucket for a Gulfstream G100 with six people aboard that lost contact on Saturday morning while flying from Bermuda to Boston. The story is developing.
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The story, neutrally told
Mixed · 2The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a Gulfstream G100 jet carrying six people that lost contact with flight controllers on Saturday 3 October 2026 while flying from Bermuda to Boston. NBC NewsLC “The United States Coast Guard is searching for a Gulfstream jet carrying six people that lost contact with flight controllers Saturday morning on its way to Boston from the island of Bermuda.” Read at NBC News ↗ Fox NewsR “The U.S. Coast Guard is looking for a plane with six people on board that disappeared Saturday morning while en route to Boston from Bermuda.” Read at Fox News ↗ Mixed · 2Air and surface crews have been launched, and the Coast Guard Northeast District said the current search area is off the coast of Nantucket. NBC NewsLC “The current search area is “off the coast of Nantucket,” the Coast Guard Northeast District said in an update on X.” Read at NBC News ↗ Fox NewsR “Both air and surface crews have been deployed to the area, according to the Coast Guard Northeast District.” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 1According to the Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration reported losing contact with the aircraft early on Saturday morning. Fox NewsR “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported losing contact with the aircraft early on Saturday morning, the Coast Guard said.” Read at Fox News ↗
Right · 1Fox News, citing FlightAware, reported that the plane took off from Bermuda International Airport at 11:41 p.m. ET. Fox NewsR “According to data from FlightAware, the plane took off from Bermuda International Airport at 11:41 p.m. ET.” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 1Fox News described the aircraft as a twin-engine, mid-size jet, Canadian-registered and owned, according to the Official Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, by Latitude Air Ambulance, a medical transport company that brings patients home from around the world. Fox NewsR “The Canadian-registered aircraft is owned by Latitude Air Ambulance, according to records from the Official Canadian Civil Aircraft Register database.”“Authorities are searching for the Gulfstream G100, a twin-engine, mid-size jet” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 1Latitude Air Ambulance did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment, and neither did the FAA or the National Transportation Safety Board; the identities of those aboard and the cause of the lost contact have not been reported. Fox NewsR “The company did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board also did not immediately respond to requests for comment.” Read at Fox News ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left2 outlets
- Framing
- NBC News gives a brief, procedural report built on the Coast Guard's statement, with context on where Bermuda is.
- Emphasis
- The Coast Guard search and the search area.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not report the takeoff time, the aircraft's owner or registration, or that the FAA lost contact.
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“Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the north Atlantic Ocean, about 650 miles from North Carolina.” — NBC News
Centre2 outlets
No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Right3 outlets
- Framing
- Fox News leads with the aircraft having 'vanished' and adds details on takeoff, ownership and the operator, noting the company, FAA and NTSB had not responded.
- Emphasis
- Aircraft ownership by Latitude Air Ambulance, FlightAware takeoff data and unanswered requests for comment.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not give geographic context on Bermuda.
- Charged language
- “vanishes”
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“Boston-bound plane vanishes with 6 on board; Coast Guard launches search off Nantucket coast” — Fox News
What every side reports
- A Gulfstream G100 with six people aboard lost contact on Saturday morning en route from Bermuda to Boston.
- The Coast Guard has sent air and surface crews to search off Nantucket.
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The missing Gulfstream G100 was a medical transport flight operated or owned by Latitude Air Ambulance.
Reported- Reports 4
- ABC News, Fox News, Just the News, New York Post
United States Coast Guard organisation
The Coast Guard Northeast District says air and surface crews are searching off the coast of Nantucket and that the FAA reported losing contact with the aircraft.
“The Coast Guard says air and surface crews have launched in search of the aircraft, a Gulfstream G100 jet.” — NBC News
“The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported losing contact with the aircraft early on Saturday morning, the Coast Guard said.” — Fox News
Left2 articles
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Coast Guard searching off Nantucket for missing Boston-bound jet
Neutral Short factual report relaying the Coast Guard's update.
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Centre2 articles
Right3 articles
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Boston-bound plane vanishes with 6 on board; Coast Guard launches search off Nantucket coast
Mixed Developing-story report with a dramatic headline ('vanishes') and added detail on the aircraft's owner and takeoff.
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- 3 Oct 12:51 First NBC NewsLC Coast Guard searching off Nantucket for missing Boston-bound jet
- 3 Oct 12:59 +8m Fox NewsR Boston-bound plane vanishes with 6 on board; Coast Guard launches search off Nantucket coast
- 3 Oct 13:35 +44m New York PostR Boston-bound plane carrying six people goes missing after ‘losing contact’ with FAA
- 3 Oct 13:36 +44m Just the NewsRC Coast Guard searching for missing medical plane off coast of Massachusetts
- 3 Oct 14:07 +1h 16m Hindustan TimesN Boston-bound plane with six people aboard goes missing; Coast Guard launches search off Nantucket coast
- 3 Oct 14:09 +1h 18m ABC NewsLC Medical transport airplane missing off Massachusetts, Coast Guard says
- 3 Oct 14:25 +1h 34m The Times of IndiaN 6 missing after Gulfstream jet disappears near Nantucket after takeoff from Bermuda
Times are when each article was published, or when we first saw it if the outlet gave no time.