MV Joyita partially submerged and listing heavily to port side
History
United States
Name
Joyita
Namesake
Jewel Carmen[1]
Owner
Roland West (1931–1936)[1]
Milton E. Beacon (1936–1941)[2]
Builder
Wilmington Boat Works[1]
Fate
Acquired by the United States Navy, October 1941
United States
Name
YP-108
Port of registry
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Acquired
October 1941[2]
In service
1941[2]
Out of service
1948[2]
Fate
Sold to Louis Brothers, 1948[2]
Name
Joyita
Owner
Louis Brothers (1948–1950)[3]
William Tavares (1950–1952)[3]
Dr Katharine Luomala (1952–1955)[3]
David Simpson (1956–1960s)[4]
Robin Maugham (1960s–1966)[4]
Major J. Casling-Cottle (1966–1970s)[4]
Fate
Broke up in Levuka in 1970s
General characteristics
Type
Luxury yacht, yacht charter, merchant vessel
Tonnage
47 NRT[5]
70 GRT (approximate)[5]
Length
69 ft (21 m)[1]
Beam
17 ft (5.2 m)[5]
Draft
7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)[5]
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.
The ship was in very poor condition, with corroded pipes and a radio which, while functional, had a range of only about 2 miles (3.2 km) because of faulty wiring. However, the extreme buoyancy of the ship made sinking nearly impossible. Investigators were puzzled as to why the crew had not remained on board and waited for help.
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Global Information
United States
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii