Debris has been found by a vessel searching for the missing yacht that is thought to have capsized with four Britons on board.
The US Coast Guard told Sky News a catamaran, Malisi, had discovered random floating objects within the search area - but could not confirm it was from the missing Cheeki Rafiki.
Steve Warren, 52, Andrew Bridge, 22, James Male, 23, and Paul Goslin, 56, were on board the 40ft yacht when it ran into difficulties while returning to the UK from a regatta in Antigua.
A spokeswoman for the US Coast Guard said: "I can confirm that we have received reports (of debris) from the sailing vessel Malisi. They have found some debris in the search area. We can't tell at this time if they are from the Cheeki Rafiki as there were no identifying marks on them.
"The debris was a plank of wood and a small piece of floating foam, but there was nothing identifying the Cheeki Rafiki.
"Obviously it is a possibility, and we are definitely treating it very seriously and incorporating that into our search, but I can't say for certain that it was from the Cheeki Rafiki."
She said the report would be used in planning the search effort, but could not say whether vessels or aircraft would be diverted to the area.
The spokeswoman could not say if the debris was in an area already searched.
"A lot of these areas overlap and are searched several times, and it is possible that other vessels had been in the area," she said.
An initial search for the stricken vessel was called off on Sunday amid bad weather in the Atlantic Ocean, but began again on Tuesday after pressure from the men's families.
More than 200,000 people also signed a petition demanding the operation be resumed.
The search, around 1,000 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. now involves six ships and four planes - including an RAF Hercules.
Relatives of the sailors are due to meet Foreign Office officials in London.
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