MV Joyita was an American merchant vessel from which 25 passengers and crew mysteriously disappeared in the South Pacific in October 1955. She was found adrift with no one aboard.

For nearly 47 years, the loss of the 25 people on Joyita, including a number of New Zealanders, on a 300 nautical mile voyage from Apia in Samoa to the Tokelau islands has remained a Mary...

2022年4月15日 · In 1955, the MV Joyita disappeared in the South Pacific. Five weeks later she was found, but without her crew. What happened on board and where did they go?

2022年11月10日 · The MV Joyita was a small and seemingly ordinary merchant vessel whose 25 passengers and crew mysteriously vanished in 1955.

2024年11月19日 · In 1955, this merchant vessel vanished during a routine voyage, only to be found five weeks later adrift and deserted. The fate of her 25 passengers and crew remains one of the greatest enigmas of the sea, earning it a reputation as the Mary Celeste of the South Pacific.

2019年6月10日 · In the early morning hours of October 3, 1955, a merchant vessel named the MV Joyita set sail from Apia, which is the capital city of Samoa. The boat was taking 25 passengers (16 of them part of the ship’s crew) and four tons of various cargo on a two-day, 270 mile trip across the south Pacific Ocean to the Tokelau Islands.

2021年7月25日 · The fate of the 25 people aboard the MV Joyita in October 1955 seems to have stemmed from a series of accidents, misunderstandings, and unfortunate events. Under different circumstances, even perhaps just with some daylight, these might have been avoided or rectified.

The MV Joyita departed for Tokelau in 1955, but only 6 of the 23 people on board have been declared dead. A Tokelaun community leader wants closure for Pacific families who lost their loved ones at sea 67 years ago.

2021年11月23日 · But there have since been countless others, including the case of the MV Joyita, whose crew and passengers disappeared without a trace in 1955.

MV Joyita, merchant vessel, and last known location of 25 people who just vanished from the face of the Earth… For the foreseeable future, it’s a mystery that will remain Unresolved.