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The U.S. Coast Guard has turned to the public for assistance in identifying a sailboat believed to have been docked beside Brian and Lynette Hooker’s vessel on the night Lynette vanished in the Bahamas.
Over a month has passed since 55-year-old Lynette went missing on April 4, yet the Coast Guard continues its thorough investigation. According to Brian, his wife fell from their eight-foot dinghy as they were returning to their yacht, Soulmate, near Elbow Cay at twilight. Their yacht was anchored in Aunt Pat’s Bay, off the island’s coast.
The couple had been enjoying drinks at the Abaco Inn and decided to head back to their yacht despite facing strong winds and turbulent waters, which Brian claims contributed to Lynette falling overboard.
On April 14, 2026, Brian Hooker, accompanied by his attorney Terrel A. Butler, visited the Central Police Station in Freeport, The Bahamas, to collect his wedding ring and watch. This visit occurred after his release from jail, where he had been questioned about Lynette’s disappearance. (Photo by Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)
The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) made an appeal via a social media post, seeking information on Lynette Hooker’s disappearance in Aunt Pat’s Bay, Bahamas, on April 4. The post included unclear images of a sailboat, with the CGIS keen to identify the owner of the vessel moored near the SV Soulmate.
The U.S. Coast Guard is asking the public’s help in identifying a sailboat and its owners, who potentially saw Brian and Lynette Hooker on April 4, 2026, the night she disappeared in the Bahamas. Photo taken on an unknown date. (U.S. Coast Guard)
The Coast Guard asked those with information to submit tips through their phone application.
CBS reported that it obtained a Coast Guard memo on the search update.
Lynette Hooker went missing after she fell off a small boat on Saturday evening. Her husband, Brian Hooker, reported her missing early Sunday morning. (Lynette Hooker/Facebook; Brian Hooker/Facebook)
“The owners/occupants of the sailing vessel may have information relevant to the CGIS investigation,” that memo said, according to CBS.
The Coast Guard declined to comment further, citing the ongoing investigation.
Brian, 58, was detained for five days by Bahamian police following his wife’s disappearance. Ultimately, he was not charged with a crime and was released from custody. He has denied wrongdoing in the case.
Upon his April 13 release from custody at the Central Police Station in Freeport, Grand Bahama, he told reporters he would remain in the Bahamas to search for his wife. The next day, he returned to the U.S.
A map shows the reported movements of Brian and Lynnette Hooker on the night of April 4, 2026, between Abaco and Marsh Harbour in The Bahamas. (Fox News Digital)
If he is charged with a crime, he could be extradited back to the Bahamas.
The Hookers lived in Michigan until they retired to their boat and lived out their dream of sailing in the tropics.
Brian’s Michigan-based attorney Crystal Houser hung up the phone when reached by Fox News Digital on Wednesday morning.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Royal Bahamian Police Force.