{"id":23425,"date":"2018-12-24T04:11:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T04:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/24\/coast-guard-suspends-search-for-plane-off-florida-coast\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:13:54","slug":"coast-guard-suspends-search-for-plane-off-florida-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/12\/24\/coast-guard-suspends-search-for-plane-off-florida-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard suspends search for plane off Florida coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Coast Guard, Navy and four other local and federal agencies have suspended their search for a downed aircraft off the coast of Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a late Saturday statement emailed to Navy Times, officials at the Coast Guard\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil\/Our-Organization\/District-7\/\" target=_blank>7th District<\/a> in Miami said that they called off rescue operations after canvassing approximately 1,400 square miles over the span of 56 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe suspension of an active search and rescue case is never an easy decision to make,\u201d said Christopher Eddy, the district\u2019s search and rescue mission coordinator, in the statement. \u201cWe always want the best-case scenario to happen and will continue to monitor for new information that could aid responders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/12\/24\/mississippi-lawmakers-announce-930-million-contract-for-shipyard\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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watchstanders that they had received a mayday call from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerospace-technology.com\/projects\/piper-pa46\/\" target=_blank>Piper PA-46 plane<\/a> that was flying from Orlando to New Jersey with two people on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials ordered response boats from Coast Guard Station Mayport and the cutters Ridley and Sawfish to begin the search for a crashed plane and scrambled MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopters from Air Stations Savannah and Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were joined by an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Clearwater and an HC-144 Ocean Sentry medium range surveillance plane from Air Station Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coast Guard officials counted 21 aircraft sorties in the search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other agencies assisting in the search included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/\" target=_blank>U.S. Customs and Border Protection<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sjcfl.us\/FireRescue\/index.aspx#.XCBN7FxKg2x\" target=_blank>St. John\u2019s County Rescue,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coj.net\/departments\/fire-and-rescue\" target=_blank>Jacksonville Fire and Rescue<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaxsheriff.org\/\" target=_blank>Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coast Guard officials said that the names of the passengers are being withheld until their family members are notified.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/12\/21\/coast-guard-would-bear-the-brunt-of-latest-government-shutdown\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" 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Creek joined with local first responders to rescue them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 45-foot Response Boat-Medium arrived on the scene with crews from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vbgov.com\/government\/departments\/emergency-management\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=_blank>Virginia Beach Emergency Management<\/a>, Virginia Marine Police and the Virginia Beach Fire Department, according to the Coast Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They transferred the boaters to the Coast Guard vessel, which rushed them back to Station Little Creek where they were transported by paramedics to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sentara.com\/woodbridge-virginia\/hospitalslocations.aspx\" target=_blank>Sentara Norfolk General Hospital <\/a>in Norfolk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe greatly value our partnerships with our local emergency responders,\u201d said Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert Delano, the command duty officer at Sector Hampton Roads, in an email 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