Coast Guard seizes Brian Hooker's sailboat as it leaves Bahamas after wife’s disappearance: report

The U.S. Coast Guard has reportedly seized Brian Hooker's sailboat arsenic the national bureau continues its probe into the disappearance of his wife, who helium claims fell disconnected a dinghy successful the Bahamas.

Brian Hooker told Bahamian officials that his woman fell disconnected a dinghy aft leaving enactment astatine Hope Town astatine astir 7:30 p.m. connected April 4, saying that Lynette fell disconnected with the ignition key. Local authorities said that helium arrived astatine a marina astatine Marsh Harbour astatine astir 4 a.m. connected April 5 aft paddling to shore, astir 8 hours aft his woman went overboard.

The couple's sailboat, named "Soulmate," was seized by the U.S. Coast Guard, 2 sources told CBS News. Brian and Lynette Hooker's sailboat was en way to the U.S. erstwhile it was seized by the Coast Guard connected Saturday, the outlet reported.

In caller days, according to the report, the Coast Guard Investigative Service's probe into Lynette Hooker's disappearance has intensified. Brian Hooker hasn't been charged with a crime.

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Brian Hooker leaves his edifice with lawyer Terell A. Butler successful Freeport, The Bahamas, connected April 14, 2026. Hooker was released from constabulary custody the erstwhile nighttime aft being questioned successful transportation to the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

The Coast Guard declined to remark erstwhile reached by Fox News Digital, citing the progressive investigation.

The improvement comes astir a week aft the Coast Guard sought the public's assistance successful uncovering the proprietor of a sailboat that was moored adjacent Brian and Lynette Hooker's "Soulmate" successful the Bahamas.

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Brian Hooker was detained for 5 days by Bahamian constabulary aft his woman disappeared, but wasn't charged. His Michigan-based lawyer antecedently asked Americans to springiness him the payment of the doubt.

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"I would inquire those watching to dainty him the mode you would privation to beryllium treated, to springiness him the payment of the doubt, and to see that not each of us, nor you, considering your ain relationships, the mode you talk to 1 another, we each grip things successful antithetic ways," Crystal Marie Hauser said.

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The sailboat Soulmate, owned by Brian and Lynette Hooker, floats successful calm h2o successful Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, connected April 16, 2025. (Matthew Symons/NY Post)

While Hauser said she imagines Brian Hooker's "heart" is successful the Bahamas, she didn't uncover if helium has plans to return.

Brian Hooker near the land for the U.S. to thin to his "very ill" mother, his Bahamian lawyer antecedently said.

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Lynette Hooker and Brian Hooker seen successful a representation taken successful 2023 connected a tiny boat. (John Waters)

After Lynette Hooker went missing, Brian said successful a Facebook station that helium was "heartbroken."

"I americium heartbroken implicit the caller vessel mishap successful unpredictable seas and precocious winds that caused my beloved Lynette to autumn from our tiny dinghy adjacent Elbow Cay successful the Bahamas," helium wrote. "Despite hopeless attempts to scope her, the winds and currents drove america further apart. We proceed to hunt for her and that is my sole focus."

Fox News Digital reached retired to Brian's attorneys.

Fox News Digital's Peter D'Abrosca contributed to this report.