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The MV Joyita was a wooden ship built in 1931 as a luxury yacht. It was commissioned by
the US Navy as a patrol boat during WWII, serving in the South Pacific.
On October 3, 1955, the Joyita left Samoa for the Tokelau Islands. The Joyita was carrying
cargo of medical supplies, lumber and foods, along with 9 passengers and 16 crew. She
never reached port, so a search crew covered 100,00 square miles in search of the Joyita to
no avail.
The Joyita was found on November 10th, 600 miles away from her planned route. No trace
of the cargo, crew or passengers were ever found on the partially submerged vessel. The
ghost ship's radio was tuned to the international marine distress channel.
It has been theorized in books that the Joyita most likely was attacked by pirates or
Japanese fishing boats possibly conducting illegal activity. If so, the crew and passengers
were murdered and the cargo stolen.
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