Update: NANTUCKET, Massachusetts — The US Coast Guard has expanded its search for six people missing aboard a medical transport jet that went down in waters south of Nantucket, Massachusetts.

At a media conference on October 4, Rear Admiral Matthew Lake, commander of the US Coast Guard Northeast District, said search and rescue crews have covered roughly 2,840 square miles over the past 53.5 hours.

Debris from the aircraft was found on October 3 in an area between 80 and 90 feet deep, roughly 20 miles south of Nantucket.

“Our search remains ongoing,” Lake said.

“This is a large and demanding search area,” he added, noting that fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, boats and cutters are being used in the operation.

Lake said the Coast Guard is working to get sonar-equipped vessels to the area to assist with searching the seafloor.

Captain John McTamney said crews would continue searching “until we’re at the point where we are confident that if there were any survivors remaining on the surface of the water, we would have found them.”

The search remains ongoing.

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HAMILTON, Bermuda — An international search is underway for an air ambulance that went missing while travelling from Bermuda to Boston, with six people aboard.

The Gulfstream G100 jet, registered as C-GRJP, departed LF Wade International Airport in Bermuda at approximately 12:41 am with four crew members and two passengers.

The US Coast Guard’s Northeast District has launched air and surface searches in an area off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.

The Bermudian Government said it has been in contact with the families of those on board and remains in communication with overseas authorities coordinating the search.

Premier David Burt said his thoughts were with the passengers, crew members and their families during what he described as a deeply worrying time.

“We are praying that all six people will be found safe, and we thank the search and rescue crews for their continuing efforts,” he said.

The government has asked the public to respect the families’ privacy and said further updates would be provided as confirmed information becomes available.