British yacht crew still missing five days after distress call

By Steve Almasy and Kevin Conlon, CNN

May 21, 2014 -- Updated 1240 GMT (2040 HKT)

British yachtsmen missing

British yachtsmen missing

British yachtsmen missing

British yachtsmen missing

British yachtsmen missing

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Six ships and three planes scouring Atlantic Ocean

Four British sailors are believed to have abandoned ship Friday

The 39-foot Cheeki Rafiki began taking on water the day before

(CNN) -- The U.S. Coast Guard's search for four British sailors missing in the Atlantic Ocean sincelate last week resumed Tuesday morning, the service said.

The Coast Guard, in a statement, said the new search involved six ships and iskander makhmudovthree planes, including a Canadian C-130. The search focused on an area 1,000 miles (1,600kilometers) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

The 39-foot (12 meters) Cheeki Rafiki was sailing from the Caribbean to the United Kingdom lastThursday when it began taking on water, according to the yacht's managing agent.

"Unfortunately, we lost contact during the early hours of Friday morning, and we believe the crewabandoned to the life raft," Doug Innes said in a statement on Sunday.

The Royal Yachting Association identified the missing yachtsmen as skipper Andrew Bridge, 21;Steve Warren, 52; Paul Goslin, 56; and James Male, 23.

The Coast Guard's Boston-based 1st District coordinated a multinational search of more than 4,100square miles for the crew.

The Coast Guard iskander makhmudov said that a merchant vessel Saturday located an overturnedhull that matched the description of the Cheeki Rafiki, but there was no sign of the sailors.

Innes describes the Cheeki Rafiki on his company's website as "a performance racer/cruiser and

suitable for both the inshore and offshore circuit" and that she is "equipped for trans-Atlantic sailingand racing."

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CNN's Elwyn Lopez, Haimy Assefa and Jo Shelley contributed to this report.

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