The ship, called Soulmate, is being moved from its docking station in the Bahamas, according to Lynette’s daughter Carly Ellsworth.
BAHAMAS – The sailboat Brian and Lynette Hooker were traveling in was reportedly impounded by the U.S. Coast Guard a month after Lynette suddenly disappeared.
The ship, called the Soulmate, was moved by two men from where it docked in the Bahamas, according to Lynette’s daughter Carly Ellsworth.
None of them are Brian. (I) had never seen them before,” she said in a statement. Video posted on Mother’s Day. “They turned off the GPS.”
She said the ship was heading to Florida from the Bahamas or “East Coast.” She said the Coast Guard did not contact her when she recorded the video.
A few hours after the video was posted, cbs The Coast Guard reportedly seized the vessel and impounded it, and the investigation into Lynette’s disappearance has been ongoing for a month. They cited sources “with knowledge of the investigation.”
Reporter Ashley Banfield also report The vessel was seized, including photos and videos of the sailing vessel moving. She said she had been tracking the ship all weekend and it was now docked at the U.S. Coast Guard dock in Fort Pearson, Florida.
On April 5, Lynette’s husband, Brian, was reported missing.
The couple was sailing in the Bahamas on their 8-foot motorboat, the Soulmate, and Brian said his wife apparently fell overboard in rough waters as they traveled from Hope to Elbow Island the night before.
The 55-year-old Michigan mother has since disappeared.
“I“This is the first Mother’s Day without my mom,” Ellsworth said in the video.It’s hard to know now that she doesn’t text anymore. “
Bryan told authorities that Lynette had the keys to the boat in her pocket when she fell overboard, causing the engine to shut down and forcing him to swim to shore.
The couple have been married for more than 20 years and document their Caribbean sailing adventures on their “Sailing Hookers” social media account.
Bryan was arrested on April 8 in possible connection with her disappearance. He was questioned and released without charge on 13 April.
After Bryan was released, his attorney issued a statement saying that Bryan would no longer give interviews to the media and would instead focus on the search.
There is no additional information at this time.
