{"id":1902983,"date":"2026-04-25T21:43:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1902983"},"modified":"2026-04-25T21:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:43:42","slug":"brian-hooker-tells-story-of-wife-lynette-going-overboard-to-fellow-boat-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1902983","title":{"rendered":"Brian Hooker Tells Story of Wife Lynette Going Overboard to Fellow Boat, Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f0\/16by9\/2026\/04\/25\/f0304684dc904041aacb5348641f902c_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Brian Hooker Tells Story of Wife Lynette Going Overboard to Fellow Boat, Video<\/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\">Calmly Recalls Wife Falling Overboard to Fellow Captain<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">&#8230; Just Two Days After Disappearance<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/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=\"2026-04-25T14:43:42-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202604\"><br \/>\n                April 25, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            2:43 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-25T15:23:34-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  April 25, 2026<br \/>\n                                3:23 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-6b6b73b40b7e87e1ab35030b35a30c07\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-20c0f5f7-0942-40e4-b71d-3e4fe48260f0-275643258-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/43\/16by9\/2026\/04\/25\/431056162ba844cc87576604a2ff5170_md.jpg\" alt=\"brian-hooker-kal-04-24-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-20c0f5f7-0942-40e4-b71d-3e4fe48260f0-275643258-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">STRANDED AT SEA<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/brian-hooker-boat-days-after-wife-disappearance-04-24-2026\/\">Video: Brian Hooker Shares Account of Wife Lynette Falling Overboard to Nearby Boat<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-deb5f32e6e2690331f996e6cb60b13db\" 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> calmly &#8230; very calmly &#8230; explained what happened to his wife just days after she went missing near the Bahamas in a new video obtained by TMZ.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a18cb82a3bfd96006d92b62d02054777\" 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>The clip &#8212; taken on Monday, April 6 &#8212; two days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lynette-hooker\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Lynette<\/strong><\/a> disappeared and two days before Hooker was questioned by the Royal Bahamas Police Force &#8212; shows a fellow seafarer engaging in a conversation with Hooker.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-063759c0cce4aff757a31fa622e51790\" 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_20260410_0551e8f8ba7b44c8a19e34958f63224c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:869b70ee-efd2-4e82-870e-014c0daad7f6\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/05\/4by3\/2026\/04\/10\/0551e8f8ba7b44c8a19e34958f63224c_md.jpg\" alt=\"brian hooker and wife Facebook-Lynette Hooker 2\" 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\">Facebook\/Lynette Hooker<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c4eab89b2cb298aa08bbf3606d99b32a\" 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>The two have a conversation from their separate ships &#8230; with Brian standing on &#8220;Soulmate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b8781c9ae20f776e36216579d4258c7d\" 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>He explains Lynette went over the side of the boat the other night &#8230; before he paddled over to a nearby island. We know he previously told a friend the two were separated due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/10\/brian-hooker-lynette-bahamas\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>high winds<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9c530590c359d734933a94c1d63216c8\" 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_png_20260425_3844bea75d3b4c759f461ffd4b5cfb08\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:869b70ee-efd2-4e82-870e-014c0daad7f6\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/38\/4by3\/2026\/04\/25\/3844bea75d3b4c759f461ffd4b5cfb08_md.png\" alt=\"brian hooker boat swipe\" 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-cf46ce5de02916309ef5ca9cd06d769b\" 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>The fellow boater says they&#8217;ll be around if Hooker needs anything &#8230; and he says he may need help with his anchor &#8212; because he&#8217;s never brought it up on his own.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6d3cb80389ce711fbc8f9cb0159477f5\" 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>The person Hooker is talking to tells him he&#8217;s sorry about the situation &#8230; but Hooker seemed to be mostly focused on getting out of the area.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-104c50498084a38e7f16d52e16978530\" 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_20260409_1d58b0f0e9c146d6b30cedc114de7e26\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:869b70ee-efd2-4e82-870e-014c0daad7f6\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1d\/4by3\/2026\/04\/09\/1d58b0f0e9c146d6b30cedc114de7e26_md.jpg\" alt=\"brian and lynette hooker facebook 3\" 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\">Facebook\/Lynette Hooker<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e4263529869ef13fc1a725c28856d120\" 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>Hooker previously said he and his wife were taking an 8-foot dinghy to pick up Soulmate, but they hit rough weather during the trip and Lynette went overboard while wearing a lanyard with the boat&#8217;s keys, causing the boat to stop. He says he had to paddle it to shore.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-47b61c375f0f10f96247a7db0e1e2158\" 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>As we said &#8230; investigators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/09\/lynette-hooker-brian-bahamas\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>talked to<\/strong><\/a> Hooker later on &#8212; but reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/09\/brian-hooker-lynette\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>told him he wasn&#8217;t a suspect<\/strong><\/a> in his wife&#8217;s disappearance. 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