{"id":1885712,"date":"2026-04-16T14:14:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1885712"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:14:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:14:56","slug":"brian-hookers-soulmate-yacht-docked-in-bahamas-as-he-leaves-to-see-ailing-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1885712","title":{"rendered":"Brian Hooker&#8217;s &#8216;Soulmate&#8217; Yacht Docked in Bahamas as He Leaves to See Ailing Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/46\/16by9\/2026\/04\/16\/463f49b0c7da402182c8843c9cb321a1_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Brian Hooker&#8217;s &#8216;Soulmate&#8217; Yacht Docked in Bahamas as He Leaves to See Ailing Mom<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Brian Hooker<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">See Ya, Bahamas &#8230; Gotta Go See My Sick Mom<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive Details<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-16T07:14:56-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              April 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:14 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-3b90852b04d53ece77516042f4125e7c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260416_463f49b0c7da402182c8843c9cb321a1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f9eabd25-daa7-43a8-8f3b-3b315bd23625\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/46\/4by3\/2026\/04\/16\/463f49b0c7da402182c8843c9cb321a1_md.jpg\" alt=\"Brian-Hooker-fb-tmz-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">TMZ\/Getty Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0e869c3e48a585aa64db870f74aad610\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/brian-hooker\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Brian Hooker<\/strong><\/a> hightailed it out of the Bahamas to visit his ailing mother, leaving behind the yacht named &#8220;Soulmate.&#8221; His wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lynette-hooker\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Lynette<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s location is still a mystery nearly two weeks after she allegedly fell overboard on a dinghy as it was traveling to the larger boat.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-237d1ffb440c25ef541c22c0d044bfe2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Brian&#8217;s attorney, <strong>Terrel Butler<\/strong>, tells TMZ &#8230; Brian left the Bahamas Wednesday to attend to his mother, who is sick.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-55c81b812d833a14c695a0a229dd3219\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260416_1fb11e82ff2e47278ab92760d41fa409\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f9eabd25-daa7-43a8-8f3b-3b315bd23625\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1f\/4by3\/2026\/04\/16\/1fb11e82ff2e47278ab92760d41fa409_md.jpg\" alt=\"Brian-Hooker-tmz-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-313a074272fd72fbb9655dff97127a10\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>While he&#8217;s gone, Brian&#8217;s keeping his boat anchored in Marsh Harbour, a town in the Abaco Islands, Bahamas, while police and the U.S. Coast Guard continue their search for Lynette. TMZ just obtained photos of Brian&#8217;s &#8220;Soulmate&#8221; yacht parked at a dock.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-00ffca3aa7f3d33f6f9243088ab8e844\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>A Coast Guard official told TMZ Tuesday &#8230; they are still &#8220;conducting a criminal investigation into the disappearance of Mrs. Hooker.&#8221; And the Royal Bahamas Police Force says Brian remains a suspect in the case.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-536ad47d8fbcc311fa020ac1ff057948\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>As you know, Brian was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/13\/brian-hooker-released-after-wife-lynette-disappearance\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>released<\/strong><\/a> from police custody on Monday after prosecutors failed to charge him with a crime following Lynette&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/07\/lynette-hooker-missing-after-going-overboard-in-bahamas\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>disappearance<\/strong><\/a> at sea on April 4.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8bd797f7490e212f26d4adde4dd73593\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260416_e2e6957dc6764cd6a5170cf710558c66\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f9eabd25-daa7-43a8-8f3b-3b315bd23625\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e2\/4by3\/2026\/04\/16\/e2e6957dc6764cd6a5170cf710558c66_md.jpg\" alt=\"Brian-Hooker-tmz-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bd1435094dc45fefea0427ec656c16fa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Brian says the couple left Hope Town on an 8-foot dinghy to motor to Elbow Cay, where they were going to pick up the &#8220;Soulmate&#8221; yacht. But, Brian says, they hit rough weather during the trip, and Lynette went overboard &#8230; she was wearing a lanyard with the boat&#8217;s keys, causing it to stop. Brian paddled the boat for hours back to land and reported her missing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c84522509d212c1d45fc191fbb5d2be8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Despite numerous searches, Lynette has not been seen since the day she vanished. 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