Dossier
VesselFinder
Coverage of VesselFinder in the Nexus archive.
- Sailboat tracking shutoff could be crucial in Lynette Hooker disappearance, expert says
Lynette Hooker disappeared after allegedly falling off a dinghy near the Bahamas. Her husband's sailboat, Soulmate, stopped transmitting location data for over 11 hours around the time she vanished. Investigators are examining the tracking data shutdown as a key question in the case.
- Sailboat tracking data went dark for 11 hours the night missing American vanished in the Bahamas
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.