Coast Guard Investigative Service Seizes Sailing Vessel Soulmate During Offshore Interdiction Operation

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/14/2026 08:00 PM EDT

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Coast Guard Investigative Service Seizes Sailing Vessel Soulmate During Offshore Interdiction Operation
05/14/2026 07:05 PM EDT

MIAMI — Special agents with the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS), supported by multiple Coast Guard surface and aviation assets, seized the sailing vessel Soulmate approximately 40 nautical miles off the coast of Melbourne, Florida, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker.
Special agents with the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service, supported by Coast Guard surface and aviation assets, conduct an offshore interdiction operation involving the sailing vessel Soulmate approximately 40 nautical miles off the coast of Melbourne, Florida. The operation is part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)