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The Coast Guard had been searching for an airplane with four Americans aboard that was reported missing Monday.

On board were Jennifer Blumin, 40, from New York City, Nathan Ulrich, 52, from Lee, New Hampshire; and Blumin's 3-year-old and 4-year-old sons.

The wreckage "appears to be airplane debris," said Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Woodall, spokesperson for the US Coast Guard District 7.

It was spotted about 15 miles east of Eleuthera, Bahamas, by a helicopter crew. A rescue swimmer retrieved some materials to take ashore for identification.

The MU-2B airplane departed Borinquen, Puerto Rico, at about 11 a.m. Monday and became overdue after failing to arrive in Titusville, Florida. Air Traffic Control in Miami reported losing radar and radio contact from an MU-2B about 37 miles east of Eleuthera at 2:10 p.m. Communication was reported lost at 24,000 feet with a speed of 300 knots, the Coast Guard said.

The Coast Guard tweeted a photo of the missing plane.

CNN is trying to reach a spokesperson for the company.

The company confirmed she and members of her family were on the plane.

"Her family is working with investigators and we politely ask that you respect their privacy at this time," said Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Kelley, a Coast Guard spokesman.

WABC reported Ulrich was listed as the pilot, but it was not known who was flying it at the time, Kelly said. Blumin owned the plane through a consulting company, according to New York State and aviation records.

Ulrich's family is "devastated and shocked," his father, Gael Ulrich, said in a statement to CNN.

"Nathan is our beloved son, brother and uncle and we wish for resolution as the Coast Guard search continues," he said.

Actress Rae Dawn Chong, of "The Color Purple" and "Commando," tweeted that she and Ulrich were previously married.

Her tweet said, "My ex-hubby's (Nathan Ulrich) plane is missing over the Bermuda Triangle. I am sad and in shock. So send prayers to his family. Thanks."

Ulrich is a co-founder of Xootr, a New York-based company that manufactures scooters and folding bicycles. He is also listed online as a technical director and race car designer for Radon Sport.

CNN's Dakin Andone contributed to this report.

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Apparent airplane debris found off coast of Bahamas - CNN

NH man, 3 others on plane missing over Bahamas

Updated: 11:12 PM EDT May 16, 2017

WEBVTT AT DEBRIS FIELD TO RETRIEVEPIECES THAT WILL HELP IDENTIFYTHE PLANE.TONIGHT, THE COAST GUARD SAYSTHE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORSCONTINUES.THE COAST GUARD SAYS THIS IS THETWIN ENGINE PLANE THATDISAPPEARED.52-YEAR-OLD NATHAN ULRICH FROMLEE IS LISTED AS THE PILOT,PICTURED HERE ON HIS FACEBOOKPAGE.HE WAS FLYING 40-YEAR-OLDJENNIFER BLOOM AND, A NEW YORKEVENT DESIGNER.THE COMPANY SHE FOUNDEDCONFIRMED THAT SHE WAS TRAVELINGWITH HER THREE-YEAR-OLD ANDFOUR-YEAR-OLD SONS AND THAT SHEOWNS THE PLANE.THEY TOOK OFF FROM PUERTO RICOAT 11:00 A.M. MONDAY, BOUND FORFLORIDA.AT 2:10, MIAMI AIR TRAFFICCONTROL LOST CONTACT AT 24,000FEET.AT 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON, THECOAST GUARD SPOTTED A DEBRISFIELD AND OIL SLICK 15 MILESEAST OF AN ISLAND IN THE BAHAMAS.WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE AIRCRAFTSEARCHING TODAY.WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEROYAL BAHAMIA SEARCH FOR US.JEAN: THIS AFTERNOON, NATHANULRICH'S EX-WIFE, ACTRESS RAEDAWN CHONG, TWEETED MYEX-HUBBY'S PLANE IS MISSING OVERTHE BERMUDA TRIANGLE.I AM SAD AND IN SHOCK.SO SEND PRAYERS TO HIS FAMILY.AND THIS EVENING, THE ULRICHFAMILY POSTED ON HIS FACEBOOKPAGE, WE WERE DEVASTATED AND SHOCKEDTO LEARN THAT NATHAN, JENNIFERAND HER CHILDREN HAVE BEENMISSING SINCE LEAVING FROMPUERTO RICO ON MONDAY.NATHAN IS OUR BELOVED SON,BROTHER AND UNCLE AND WE WISHFOR RESOLUTION AS THE COASTGUARD SEARCH CONTINUES.OUR PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS AREWITH THE BLUMIN FAMILY.NATHAN ULRICH ATTENDED OYSTERRIVER HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS APILOT IN THE COAST GUARDAUXILIARY STATIONED IN CAPE CODFROM 2004-2015.

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