A mid‑Atlantic aircraft that vanished on a flight from Nantucket to New Bedford is now known to have carried three Bermudians among its passengers. The missing aircraft, a small turboprop, was last seen on Thursday evening heading for the Massachusetts coast. Local authorities in Bermuda released the identities of the passengers – two men and one woman, all aged between 28 and 45 – after the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed their presence on board.

The Bermuda Bureau of Tourism has issued a statement confirming that the travellers were on vacation with their families in the U.S. and that the airline has notified the families. While the search for the aircraft is ongoing, officials have advised residents to remain calm and to monitor updates from the U.S. authorities.

Bermudian citizens are often part of the small domestic travel community that flies to nearby U.S. islands for holidays. The incident has prompted the Bermuda Transport Authority to review its travel safety communications and to consider additional resources for emergency response coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard.

For now, the Bermuda Observer continues to follow the developments closely, offering updates on any new information from the international investigation teams.