The boat, named “Soulmate,” was being moved from where it was docked in the Bahamas, according to Lynette’s daughter, Karli Aylesworth.
BAHAMAS, — The sailboat Brian and Lynette Hooker used while traveling was seized by U.S. Coast Guard a month after Lynette’s sudden disappearance, according to reports.
The boat, named “Soulmate,” was being moved from where it was docked in the Bahamas, according to Lynette’s daughter, Karli Aylesworth.
“The boat has moved by two men,” she said in a video posted on Mother’s Day. “Neither of them are Brian. (I’ve) never seen them before. And they turned off their GPS.”
She said the boat was heading up toward Florida from the Bahamas, or “up the East Coast.” She said she hadn’t been contacted by the Coast Guard when she recorded the video.
Hours after the video was posted, CBS reported the Coast Guard seized the boat and took it into their custody as the now monthlong investigation into Lynette’s disappearance ramps up. They cited sources with “knowledge of the investigation.”
Reporter Ashleigh Banfield also reported the boat was seized, including photos and videos of the sailboat moving. She said she was tracking the boat throughout the weekend and it was now at the U.S. Coast Guard dock in Fort Pearson, Florida.
Lynette was reported missing by husband Brian on April 5.
The couple was sailing in the Bahamas on “Soulmate,” their 8-foot motorboat, when Brian said his wife apparently fell overboard in rough waters the night before, while they were traveling from Hope Town to Elbow Cay.
The 55-year-old Michigan mother has been missing ever since.
“It’s the first Mother’s Day without my mom,” Aylesworth said in a video. “It’s pretty hard right now to know that she’s not a text away anymore.”
Brian told authorities Lynette had the boat’s keys in her pocket when she went overboard, which caused the engine to shut off, forcing him to swim to shore.
The couple has been married for more than 20 years and chronicled their adventures sailing around the Caribbean on their “Sailing Hookers” social media accounts.
Brian was arrested April 8 as a possible person of interest in her disappearance. He was questioned and released without charges April 13.
Following his release, Brian’s attorney issued a statement saying he would not participate in further media interviews and was focused on the search.
No other information is available at this time.