Investigators to comb Brian and Lynette Hooker’s sailboat and new search zone in Bahamas disappearance

A sailboat docked successful Florida and a caller conception of h2o successful the Sea of Abaco successful The Bahamas volition some beryllium searched for immoderate clues successful the mysterious disappearance of Lynette Hooker.

The American pistillate vanished from The Bahamas past month, portion connected abrogation with her hubby Brian Hooker.

The Hookers lived connected the now-docked sailboat named "Soulmate" and would often abrogation connected sailing excursions. Most recently, their April travel to The Bahamas ended successful calamity erstwhile Lynette disappeared.

Brian and Lynette Hooker person been joined for astir 25 years, household members said. (The Sailing Hookers/Youtube and Instagram)

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She vanished portion the mates was reportedly riding backmost to their location vessel connected a dinghy successful the Sea of Abaco aft a nighttime out.

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Once authorities seized the vessel arsenic it near The Bahamas, the U.S. Coast Guard docked "Soulmate" successful Fort Pierce, Florida. Eventually, officials relocated the vessel to a larboard successful Fort Lauderdale.

The vessel Soulmate is docked astatine the U.S. Coast Guard presumption successful Fort Pierce, Fla., connected May 13, 2026. The vessel, owned by Brian Hooker and his missing woman Lynette Hooker, was reportedly brought backmost to the U.S. from The Bahamas by the Coast Guard. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)

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A U.S. authoritative acquainted with the probe confirmed to Fox News Digital that, erstwhile pulled from the water, "Soulmate" volition beryllium taken to a warehouse to beryllium combed for clues.

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"Any benignant of integer devices that you tin take, immoderate machine systems that you tin extract, thing of that sort," volition beryllium taken in," said Nicole Parker, erstwhile FBI peculiar cause and Fox News contributor.

U.S. Coast Guard investigators hunt the vessel Soulmate docked astatine their presumption successful Fort Pierce, Fla., connected May 13, 2026. The vas belongs to Brian Hooker and his missing woman Lynette Hooker and was brought backmost to the U.S. from the Bahamas by the Coast Guard. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)

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On Thursday, Fox News Digital confirmed the Bahamian authorities approved the U.S. to nonstop a dive squad to hunt a caller country successful the Sea of Abaco.

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The dive squad volition beryllium tasked with uncovering Lynette's assemblage oregon immoderate caller evidence.

The vessel Soulmate, owned by Brian and Lynette Hooker, is docked successful Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, connected April 16, 2025. (Matthew Symons/NY Post)

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"Although it occurred successful The Bahamas, you have to get support from them. But, it doesn't mean that helium [suspect] can't beryllium charged," Parker told Fox News Digital.

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Brian Hooker was initially detained, past released from Bahamian custody erstwhile Lynette was reported missing.

Brian Hooker leaves Central Police Station successful Freeport, The Bahamas, aft being released from custody connected April 13, 2026. He was questioned astir the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker, who helium says fell overboard from their dinghy earlier that month. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

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"The crushed wherefore we person the vested involvement is due to the fact that the fishy is Brian, and he's a U.S. citizen. The unfortunate is Lynette. She's a U.S. citizen. The vas successful which they were on, erstwhile the incidental occurred, is simply a U.S. vessel, and it's flagged successful the United States. That gives the United States jurisdiction," Parker said.

The U.S. Coast Guard asked the nationalist connected May 5, 2026, to assistance place a sailboat successful transportation with the disappearance of Lynette Hooker. (Brian Hooker/Facebook; U.S. Coast Guard)

In her experience, she has seen galore cases wherever suspects perpetrate crimes successful planetary waters and effort to get distant with them — reasoning they won't get caught.

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"The important constituent is that galore national agencies are apt progressive connected this and that’s what instrumentality enforcement is each about, holding radical accountable. It’s a squad effort and galore times radical spell connected these trips and they think, 'Oh nothing’s going to happen, I’m successful a overseas country,' and they are wrong," Parker said.

Brian Hooker leaves Central Police Station aft being released from custody, Freeport, The Bahamas, Monday, April 13, 2026 (L) and (R) his sailboat "Soulmate" successful Florida. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital and provided to Fox News Digital)

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Brian Hooker has not been charged with immoderate transgression oregon accused of wrongdoing. His lawyer could not beryllium reached for remark aft galore attempts from Fox News Digital.