Dramatic bodycam shows Brian Hookers sailboat seized as shocked crew says Oh st

Newly released bodycam video shows the moment the US Coast Guard Investigative Service seized Brian Hooker’s sailboat “Soulmate” as it was being moved from the Bahamas back to the US in May.The release of footage follows a months-long investigation into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, who vanished while on vacation with her husband Brian Hooker in the Bahamas in April.She was reported missing on April 4 while boating near Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands with her husband.In the bodycam video from May 9, it is apparent that the boat movers had no idea they were sailing a large possible piece of evidence. In an exchange with the movers, an officer says to them, “Right now the boat is being seized.”“Oh —-,” the captain responds.Earlier in the clip, an officer asks the captain, “How many people on board?” to which the captain, whose face is blurred, responds, “Just us two.”It appears from the video that Brian Hooker was not aboard his boat at the time of this seizure. The officer also asks the men, “Are you guys headed to Saint Augustine,” to which the captain responds, “We are headed to Fernandina Beach.We’re moving it for the owner.”The men are also asked by the Coast Guard if the boat’s owner will be meeting the boat movers at the planned location, to which the captain simply says, “I don’t think so, no.”Brian has maintained that his wife fell from a dinghy at night and was swept away.Lynette’s body has not been recovered.The US Coast Guard traveled to the Bahamas last month to conduct a dive search in the Sea of Abaco and land search with the help of a cadaver dog to try and find any trace of Lynette. They returned to the US with the dinghy Lynette was last seen on, which will be combed for clues.

 A family friend and advocate for Lynette described her as the kind of person who was always there for others.“She’s the kind of person anybody would be happy to be around in any occasion,” the friend told Fox N...