THE family of missing Amy Bradley has slammed the FBI’s latest push to breathe new life into the decades-old case that has perplexed investigators.

Brad Bradley vented his disappointment towards the FBI after news broke that the federal agency increased its reward to $25,000 for information about Amy Bradley’s cruise ship disappearance.

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Amy Bradley and her brother Brad on board the Royal Caribbean International cruise in March 1998Credit: FBI
 

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Amy Bradley pictured alongside her parents, Iva and RonCredit: FBI
 

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Bradley was 23 years old when she was last seen on March 24, 1998Credit: Netflix
Brad, 49, told The U.S. Sun that the $25,000 compensation has been in place since his sister disappeared nearly 30 years ago on March 24, 1998.

He said the family has requested the reward to be increased to encourage more people to come forward with tips, however, their pleas have failed to sway the FBI.

“They have never responded to our request to raise the reward for information regarding Amy to a degree that would incentivize someone with information to come forward,” Brad told The U.S. Sun in a statement.

Brad also voiced his displeasure that the FBI had not updated his sister’s age progression photos in more than a decade.

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“Very disappointing if I’m being honest,” he added.

Bradley’s family is now seeking President Donald Trump’s assistance and urging him to allow the Department of Homeland Security to lead the investigation instead of the FBI.

“We’ve identified critical gaps in the investigation that we believe a set of fresh eyes could lend some answers to,” Brad told Fox & Friends First.

“We’re specifically asking that you direct Homeland Security investigations to take a leading role in this case.

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“This is an international matter involving potential trafficking and it deserves the full weight of an agency designed and equipped to handle that scope.”

Bradley, who was 23 years old when she vanished, was on a seven-day cruise with her parents, Iva and Ron, and brother aboard Royal Caribbean International.

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Amy Bradley and her younger brother Brad BradleyCredit: Courtesy of Netflix
 

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Brad Bradley said the FBI has not updated his sister’s age progression photo in more than a decadeCredit: FBI
 

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Amy Bradley vanished as the cruise was approaching Curaçao on the morning of March 24, 1998Credit: Netflix
The ship departed San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 21, 1998, with its first stop being the tropical paradise of Aruba.

However, three days into the voyage, the trip took a sinister turn as it was approaching Curaçao.

On the night of March 23, Bradley and her brother had spent the evening at the ship’s disco, having drinks and dancing with the band Blue Orchid.

Brad returned to the cabin at 3:35am, and his sister followed shortly after.

The two were sitting on the balcony of their cabin before Brad left and headed to bed.

Ron, the siblings’ father, awoke at 5:30am and saw his daughter sleeping on a lounge chair on the balcony.

However, a half hour later, when Ron awoke again, Bradley was missing.

What happened to Bradley in those final minutes remains a mystery 28 years later.

Theories have swirled around what potentially happened to Bradley, including the belief that she jumped or accidentally went overboard, claims that she voluntarily left the ship to start a new life, and speculation that she was forcefully kidnapped and trafficked off the ship.

In the years since, the family has rejected the theories that Bradley died by suicide, underscoring the life milestones she had accomplished in the months before her disappearance, including graduating college, starting a new job, and moving into her own apartment.

“She had so many plans and was so happy about all of them,” Bradley’s mom, Iva, wrote in 2021 in a post for the International Cruise Victims.

The family firmly believes their loved one was a victim of human trafficking.

Witnesses have since come forward with claims that they sighted Bradley in the Caribbean, across Curaçao and Barbados.

One former Navy officer claimed he saw a woman, who identified herself as Amy Bradley, at a brothel on Curaçao in 1999.

The officer claimed the woman told him she was being held against her will and was in danger.

The man only came forward with the information in late 2001 because at the time he feared damaging his military career.

Bradley was officially declared dead in 2010; however, her family maintains the belief that she remains alive and have never stopped searching for her.