Sarm Heslop's boyfriend refused to comment on her disappearance after being quizzed by a reporter yesterday.
According to the Daily Mail, 44-year-old Ryan Bane was approached by one of its journalists after he blocked detectives from searching his boat.
However, he repeatedly hit back "no comment" when questioned about 41-year-old Heslop, who he claims vanished without a trace on March 8.
Bane told police when he reported his girlfriend missing that she had disappeared while they were anchored in Frank Bay.
But when investigators and FBI agents attempted to conduct a fingertip search of his vessel, which is currently valued at half a million dollars, Bane refused to let them.
Police officers are currently awaiting a search warrant so that they can finally board and conduct a formal search.
As per The Daily Mail, Bane's lawyer David Cattie has issued a statement on his client's behalf, saying: "At this time we are not fielding any other requests for interviews/statements."
The Mail reports that Heslop, a former flight attendant who hails from Southampton in England, met Bane on Tinder in 2020 and traveled to the Caribbean to work as a cook on his vessel.
At 2.30am on March 8, Bane contacted the police to tell them she had vanished suddenly, but her belongings were still on board his boat.
Bane testified that he and Heslop pair had been out for dinner the previous night before going back to the boat at 10pm to sleep.
He claimed he was woken in the dead of night by an anchor alarm, which triggers an alert if the boat is straying from its position. By then, Heslop had vanished.
A massive land and sea search involving divers and a helicopter failed to ascertain any hint as to the woman's whereabouts.
Cops have scoured CCTV footage from cameras founded in local bars and businesses to trace the couple's last steps, but have found no new leads.
Police spokesperson Toby Derima commented on the case by stating: "Soon after reporting Ms. Heslop missing, Mr. Bane acquired the services of an attorney.
"Upon his attorney's advice, Mr. Bane exercised his constitutional right to remain silent and denied officers' requests to search the vessel.
"We would need to show the court that we had probable cause to search the boat, as this is not yet a criminal case.
"We thought we could just ask Mr. Bane to search the boat and he would say yes and he didn't. That is his right. Getting the search warrant would be the next step."
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