Paul Gosling, James Male, Steve Warren and Andrew Bridge who are missing from the yacht 'Cheeki Rafiki Royal Yachting Association Royal Yachting Association

THE US COAST guard says that the hull of a missing yacht has been found off Massachusetts.

However, it says that there is still no sign of the four crew missing from the Cheeki Rafiki.

US Coast Guard Capt. Anthony Popiel addresses reporters on the search AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

The four men, Paul Gosling, James Male, Steve Warren and Andrew Bridge, were all sailing to the UK from a regatta in the Caribbean when their yacht capsized in the mid-Atlantic Ocean on 16 May.

The Cheeki Rafiki Royal Yachting Association Royal Yachting Association

A search was launched for the men after they disappeared, but was stood down a number of days later.

Relatives and family members of the four British yachtsmen Nick Ansell Nick Ansell

However, American authorities relaunched the search and rescue mission after requests from the British government.

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