US Coast Guard Seizes Hooker Sailboat as Husband Is Released in Bahamas Disappearance Probe
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Updated · Fox News · May 11
US Coast Guard Seizes Hooker Sailboat as Husband Is Released in Bahamas Disappearance Probe
10 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 11
The Coast Guard seized Brian Hooker’s sailboat Soulmate on Saturday while it was headed from the Bahamas to the United States, according to CBS News sources.
The vessel was taken as federal investigators intensify their probe into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, who Brian Hooker says fell from a dinghy near Hope Town around 7:30 p.m. on April 4.
Bahamian authorities released Brian Hooker after a Monday evening deadline to charge him passed; he has not been charged with a crime after five days of detention and questioning.
Authorities said he reached a marina in Marsh Harbour around 4 a.m. on April 5 after paddling to shore, about eight hours after reporting his wife went overboard with the dinghy’s ignition key.
The seizure follows a Coast Guard appeal about a week earlier for help identifying the owner of a sailboat moored near Soulmate, underscoring the widening U.S. investigation.
With conflicting weather reports and a seized sailboat, what secrets does the U.S. investigation into the missing boater hold?
He blames a violent storm for her disappearance, but her daughter alleges prior death threats. What really happened aboard the 'Soulmate'?