US Coast Guard finds debris of Gulfstream G100 missing near Nantucket
Version 3: New details on the missing aircraft and those aboard: Kommersant reported the plane was a Gulfstream G100, registration C-GRJP, flying from Bermuda to Boston as a medical transport with six people on board — four Canadians and two from Bermuda — and cited FlightAware data showing a sharp descent before the estimated landing, while noting the cause remains unexplained.
In short
US Coast Guard search teams have found debris from a Gulfstream G100 that went missing near Nantucket, with the search continuing for the six people who were aboard. Kommersant reported the aircraft was a medical transport flying from Bermuda to Boston that disappeared from radar early on 3 October, carrying four Canadian citizens and two residents of Bermuda. Flight-tracking data cited by Kommersant showed the plane descended sharply from 7.1 km to 3.3 km in three minutes shortly before its estimated landing, but the cause of the loss remains unexplained.
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Search teams from the US Coast Guard have found debris of a Gulfstream G100 that went missing near Nantucket, the press service of the US northern Coast Guard said, according to Kommersant. The search continues for the six people who were on board. Earlier, TASS and RIA Novosti reported the discovery of debris from the missing aircraft, identifying it only as a Gulfstream. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Kommersant reported that the aircraft, registration C-GRJP, disappeared from radar on 3 October at about 02:00 local time (09:00 Moscow time) while flying from Bermuda to Boston. Citing the Coast Guard, it said the plane was a medical transport aircraft carrying four Canadian citizens and two citizens of Bermuda. Rescue boats, helicopters and rescue aircraft were taking part in the search. [ 3 ]
Citing FlightAware data, Kommersant reported that shortly before its estimated landing the aircraft descended sharply, its altitude falling from 7.1 km to 3.3 km in three minutes. The outlet noted that the recorded descent describes the last leg of the route but does not explain why it happened, and that the discovery of debris off Nantucket so far does not answer what happened to the aircraft or where the six people being sought are. [ 3 ]
TASS reported the discovery at 06:14 local time and RIA Novosti at 06:42, neither giving the number of people on board, the cause of the disappearance or the outcome. Kommersant published its account at 07:13, adding the aircraft type and registration, the route, the time the plane left radar and the nationalities of those on board. No document attributed information on the disappearance to any source other than the US Coast Guard or flight-tracking data. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The search involves a Canadian-registered medical transport aircraft with Canadian and Bermudian nationals aboard and is being run by the US Coast Guard, drawing coverage from Russia’s main state agencies within an hour. The documents give no indication of any Russian involvement, and no cause has been established, so the finding of debris settles only where the aircraft came down, not why.
Key facts
- The US Coast Guard found debris of a missing Gulfstream G100, registration C-GRJP, off the coast of Nantucket, according to Kommersant, which cited the press service of the US northern Coast Guard. [ 3 ]
- Search teams are still looking for the six people who were on board, Kommersant reported. [ 3 ]
- The plane disappeared from radar on 3 October at about 02:00 local time (09:00 Moscow time) while flying from Bermuda to Boston, according to Kommersant. [ 3 ]
- Kommersant reported, citing the Coast Guard, that the aircraft was a medical transport plane carrying four Canadian citizens and two citizens of Bermuda. [ 3 ]
- Citing FlightAware data, Kommersant reported the plane descended from 7.1 km to 3.3 km in three minutes shortly before its estimated landing. [ 3 ]
- Rescue boats, helicopters and rescue aircraft were involved in the search, according to Kommersant. [ 3 ]
- TASS and RIA Novosti reported the discovery of debris before Kommersant, identifying the aircraft only as a Gulfstream. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Kommersant stated that the recorded descent describes the flight path but does not explain why it happened, and that the discovery of debris does not answer what happened to the aircraft or where the six people are. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The cause of the aircraft’s disappearance. No document states a cause; Kommersant explicitly says the recorded descent describes the route but does not explain why it happened.
- Whether anyone on board survived or has been found. Kommersant says only that the search for the six people on board continues; no document reports survivors or casualties.
- What happened to the aircraft and where the six people are. Kommersant states that the discovery of debris does not answer these questions.
- The nationalities and number of those on board are reported only by one outlet, Kommersant, citing the Coast Guard. Single-source detail, not corroborated by the other documents.
- The exact position of the debris field off Nantucket. No document gives a location beyond “off the coast of Nantucket.”
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- The Gulfstream G100 disappears from radar on 3 October, about 02:00 local time (09:00 Moscow time), while flying from Bermuda to Boston, according to Kommersant. [ 3 ]
- TASS reports that the US Coast Guard found debris of the missing plane near Nantucket. [ 1 ]
- RIA Novosti reports the US Coast Guard discovered debris of the missing Gulfstream. [ 2 ]
- Kommersant reports the discovery of debris of the Gulfstream G100, registration C-GRJP, and that the search continues for the six people on board. [ 3 ]