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Brian Hooker's recorded phone call suggests he was in the water with his missing wife Lynette Hooker the night she vanished in the Bahamas, contradicting his earlier account to authorities. Hooker claims rough waters caused Lynette to fall off their dinghy, but a maritime law expert called his story 'inconsistent' and 'damning' based on discrepancies in his statements.

Brian Hooker's sailboat, Soulmate, stopped transmitting AIS data for 11 hours the night his wife, Lynette Hooker, vanished in the Bahamas. Hooker claims she fell overboard during rough waters, but experts note the AIS blackout is 'highly unusual,' suggesting it may have been manually disabled. The Coast Guard later seized the sailboat, and Hooker was detained but not charged.

Federal authorities could bring charges in the Bahamas disappearance case of Lynette Hooker without finding her body, according to a maritime law expert. The Coast Guard Investigative Service is probing her disappearance and has seized Brian Hooker's sailboat. Investigators are processing evidence onboard the sailboat.

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