Coast Guard Releases Photos of Seized Soulmate 40 Nautical Miles Off Florida in Lynette Hooker Case
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Updated · Fox News · May 15
Coast Guard Releases Photos of Seized Soulmate 40 Nautical Miles Off Florida in Lynette Hooker Case
8 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 15
New Coast Guard images show the sailboat Soulmate in custody at Fort Pierce, Florida, where investigators are processing it for potential evidence in the disappearance of Lynette Hooker.
CGIS seized the vessel 40 nautical miles off Melbourne, Florida, in what the agency called a complex surveillance and interdiction operation tied to an active criminal investigation.
Lynette Hooker disappeared April 4 after falling from a dinghy near Hope Town in the Bahamas, according to husband Brian Hooker, who said rough water knocked her overboard as they returned to the sailboat.
Brian Hooker has not been charged, but the seizure came about a week after the Coast Guard sought help identifying the owner of a sailboat moored near Soulmate in the Bahamas.
Why did a complex operation seize a grieving husband's boat weeks after his wife vanished at sea?
His wife vanished at sea. Now, with his boat seized, can this husband escape a tide of suspicion?