It's been more than two weeks since American Lynette Hooker went overboard and disappeared in the Bahamas, prompting a massive search by Bahamian authorities and leaving her daughter desperate for answers.Here's a timeline of the high-profile case:April 4Around 7:30 p.m., Lynette Hooker and her husband, Brian Hooker departed Hope Town in their dinghy, heading to the yacht they lived on, the Soulmate, in Elbow Cay. While in the water they faced bad weather and Lynette Hooker fell off the dinghy, Brian Hooker told authorities.Brian and Lynette Hooker in a photo posted to their social media.the_sailing_hookers/InstagramApril 8Brian Hooker was arrested and questioned by police. His attorney said he was cooperating with authorities.April 13After five days in custody, Brian Hooker was released without charges.April 14Brian Hooker spoke with ABC News, saying he was staying in the Bahamas until his visa runs out."My sole focus is finding Lynette, no matter how likely or unlikely that is," he said. "This search for Lynette has been interrupted by the investigation. I understand that investigations have to take place, but I'm going as soon as I can to start finding Lynette.""I'm going to keep going. I'm not leaving until I'm told to leave or convinced that it's fruitless," he said.April 15One day after Brian Hooker vowed to stay in the Bahamas, his attorney told ABC News that he left the islands, noting that his mother is not well.April 16The Royal Bahamas Defence Force said that the search was still active.Cadaver dogs from the U.S. Coast Guard were brought in to help.Cadaver dogs in the Bahamas to help search for missing American Lynette Hooker, April 16, 2026.ABC NewsAuthorities "conducted extensive shoreline patrols, sea patrols, aerial drone surveillance, and submersible drone operations," police said in a statement. "To date, these efforts have not resulted in the location of the missing individual. However, search and recovery operations continue with full engagement."April 19Karli Aylesworth, who is Lynette Hooker's daughter and Brian Hooker's stepdaughter, opened up to ABC News on April 19, saying she doubted Brian Hooker's story from the beginning.Popular Reads"I don't understand how she drowned or got floated away," Aylesworth said. "It just made me be more, 'Why didn't he do this? Why didn't you do that? Why did that happen?'"Aylesworth has traveled to the Bahamas to help with the search for her mother and said she met with the Coast Guard and the Bahamian authorities."It still feels surreal," Aylesworth said. "... This feels like something you just watch in a movie, but it's my life."May 5The U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District said it is looking for the owner of this sailboat moored near the Soulmate in the Bahamas.U.S. Coast Guard SoutheastThe U.S. Coast Guard Southeast Division said on social media that it is "asking the public for info about the disappearance of Lynette Hooker." The Coast Guard posted two images of a sailboat moored near the Soulmate and said it is looking for the owner of that vessel. It also urged anyone with information to submit tips.May 14The U.S. Coast Guard released an image of the Soulmate, which it said was seized during an operation off the coast of Florida.U.S. Coast GuardThe U.S. Coast Guard confirmed in a press release that it had seized the Soulmate approximately 40 nautical miles off the coast of Melbourne, Florida, "as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker." It did not say when the operation occurred. Sources told ABC News the boat was believed to have been seized prior to May 11.