The father of one of four yachtsmen missing in the Atlantic Ocean has pleaded for the search for them to be resumed saying the sailors needed to be "given a chance".
David Bridge told Sky News he was "devastated" to hear the US Coastguard had called off the rescue mission on Sunday due to treacherous weather conditions.
It suspended its air and sea search after 53 hours, having given the men an estimated survival time of 20 hours.
Mr Bridge said the crew had set off a personal locator beacon suggesting the group were in a life raft.
Contact with Andrew Bridge, 21, James Male, 23, Steve Warren, 52, and Paul Goslin, 56, was lost in the early hours of Friday while they were diverting to the Azores.
The overturned hull of a yacht matching the description of the Cheeki Rafiki was spotted and photographed by a cargo vessel assisting the search.
The yacht reportedly capsized on the way back from the Caribbean It reported there were no signs of life on board and no life raft, however no one from the Greek-registered 1,000ft container ship Maersk Kure tried to climb down to the yacht to check if anyone was trapped alive inside.
The crew was returning from Antigua Sailing Week in the 40ft yacht when it ran into difficulties 620 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Mr Bridge had been told in conference calls with the American authorities that they felt "they have done enough" after searching more than 4,000 square miles of the ocean for pings from the vessel's personal locator beacons over two days.
But speaking from Farnham, Surrey, Mr Bridge told Sky News: "They need to go out there and carry on searching.They should give them another chance."
Mr Warren's sister, Kay Coombes, said she and their mother, Margaret Warren, were convinced he was still alive.
The 46-year-old said: "It's an utter nightmare, we are grateful for the US and Canadian coast guards for what they have done so far but it's stopped too soon after two days, it's not long enough, we believe they are still alive."
A petition has gathered 25,000 signatures pressing for a continuation of the search.
Cressida Goslin, whose husband Paul was among the crew, said: "We don't want to leave any stone unturned, it is a very short window of opportunity - we are realistic."
L-R: Andrew Bridge, Steve Warren, James Male, Paul Goslin Round-the-world record-breaking yachtswoman, Tracy Edwards, told Sky News: "I understand there has been some nasty weather, but I think it's inexcusable that the search has been called off completely."
She added: "There has to be a limit but you can't search 4,000 square miles of ocean in two days. That's impossible."
The US Coastguard said it cancelled the search, involving American and Canadian aircraft and three merchant vessels after failing to receive any transmissions from the locator beacons.
A spokesman also defended the actions of the crew of the cargo vessel which spotted what was thought to be the yacht, saying it did not the capabilities to search or pick up the Cheeki Rafiki.
The Coastguard said the search could resume if an independent vessel reported something of interest - but their own resources are not currently active.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "The US Coastguard has given us assurances that they have conducted a fully exhaustive search."
Before running into trouble on their way back to Southampton, the crew joked on social media about their lengthening beards and the food they were eating.
A blog posted to Facebook on Tuesday, one of their last, said: "We are already thinking of home and the ones we love and miss, you know who you are!"
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