Coast Guard asks public to identify sailboat moored near vessel where Lynette Hooker vanished in Bahamas

The U.S. Coast Guard is asking the nationalist for assistance identifying a sailboat that it says whitethorn person been moored adjacent to the 1 owned by Brian and Lynette Hooker the nighttime Lynette disappeared successful the Bahamas.

More than a period aft 55-year-old Lynette's April 4 disappearance, the Coast Guard is inactive investigating the case. Brian said that his woman fell overboard from their eight-foot dinghy portion the mates motored backmost to their yacht, Soulmate, disconnected the seashore of Elbow Cay astir dusk. Soulmate was moored successful Aunt Pat's Bay disconnected the island.

The mates had been drinking astatine the Abaco Inn and attempted to instrumentality to the yacht contempt precocious winds and choppy seas, which Brian said caused Lynette to autumn overboard.

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Brian Hooker visits the Central Police Station successful Freeport, The Bahamas, connected April 14, 2026, to retrieve his wedding ringing and ticker with his lawyer, Terrel A. Butler. Hooker was released from jailhouse the erstwhile nighttime aft constabulary questioned him astir the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

"#CGIS [Coast Guard Investigative Service] is asking the nationalist for info astir the disappearance of Lynette Hooker w/in Aunt Pat’s Bay, BAH, [April. 4]," the Coast Guard said successful a station connected X, attaching grainy images of a nondescript sailboat. "CGIS is looking for the proprietor of the sailboat beneath moored adjacent the SV Soulmate."

The U.S. Coast Guard is asking the public's assistance successful identifying a sailboat and its owners, who perchance saw Brian and Lynette Hooker connected April 4, 2026, the nighttime she disappeared successful the Bahamas. Photo taken connected an chartless date. (U.S. Coast Guard)

The Coast Guard asked those with accusation to taxable tips done their telephone application.

CBS reported that it obtained a Coast Guard memo connected the hunt update.

Lynette Hooker went missing aft she fell disconnected a tiny vessel connected Saturday evening. Her husband, Brian Hooker, reported her missing aboriginal Sunday morning. (Lynette Hooker/Facebook; Brian Hooker/Facebook)

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"The owners/occupants of the sailing vas whitethorn person accusation applicable to the CGIS investigation," that memo said, according to CBS.

The Coast Guard declined to remark further, citing the ongoing investigation.

Brian, 58, was detained for 5 days by Bahamian constabulary pursuing his wife's disappearance. Ultimately, helium was not charged with a transgression and was released from custody. He has denied wrongdoing successful the case.

Upon his April 13 merchandise from custody astatine the Central Police Station successful Freeport, Grand Bahama, helium told reporters helium would stay successful the Bahamas to hunt for his wife. The adjacent day, helium returned to the U.S.

A representation shows the reported movements of Brian and Lynnette Hooker connected the nighttime of April 4, 2026, betwixt Abaco and Marsh Harbour successful The Bahamas. (Fox News Digital)

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If helium is charged with a crime, helium could beryllium extradited backmost to the Bahamas.

The Hookers lived successful Michigan until they retired to their vessel and lived retired their imagination of sailing successful the tropics.

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Brian's Michigan-based lawyer Crystal Houser hung up the telephone erstwhile reached by Fox News Digital connected Wednesday morning.

Fox News Digital reached retired to the Royal Bahamian Police Force.