U.S. Coast Guard Releases May Seizure Video of Brian Hooker's Sailboat in Lynette Hooker Probe

Q: What did the husband’s GPS data reveal about his wife’s final moments?

Brian Hooker’s GPS data indicated that his account of Lynette Hooker’s disappearance did not match the device’s recorded movements. According to investigators, data from his phone and a marine navigation app showed the device traveled out onto the water, stopped in a different part of the Sea of Abaco, and then returned. That route differed from Brian Hooker’s statement that Lynette fell from the dinghy in rough water near Elbow Cay and that he then had to paddle to shore after she went overboard with the engine safety key. The GPS evidence suggested authorities may initially have been searching in the wrong place. It identified previously unsearched locations, including a more precise area in the Sea of Abaco where investigators now want to focus dive and forensic searches for Lynette Hooker’s body and other evidence. Officials have said Brian Hooker has not been charged with a crime and has denied wrongdoing, but the GPS data became a key reason the investigation expanded and the sailboat “Soulmate” was seized for forensic examination.

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 2

Newly released bodycam footage shows the Coast Guard Investigative Service seizing Brian Hooker's sailboat, Soulmate, as it was being moved from the Bahamas back to the United States in May.
The video was made public as investigators continue a months-long probe into Lynette Hooker's disappearance after she vanished during an April vacation with her husband in the Bahamas.
Brian Hooker has not been charged with a crime or publicly accused of wrongdoing in connection with the case.