As the weather deteriorated , radio contact became intermittent .
Radio contact was believed that the five aircraft were actually by that time more than 200 nmi ( 230 mi ; 370 km ) out to sea east of the Florida peninsula .
As the weather deteriorated , radio contact became intermittent , and it was believed that the five aircraft were actually by that time more than 200 nmi ( 230 mi ; 370 km ) out to sea east of the Florida peninsula .