The Generation Why Podcast

The Generation Why Podcast


MV Joyita – 116 – Generation Why

April 13, 2015

MV Joyita. In 1931 a film director has a ship built and names it after his wife. From the time of its construction it seemed cursed. A shipbuilder would fall to his death while working on the vessel. The most tragic event, though, would happen 24 years later. After failing to arrive at its destination, the Tokelau Islands, a search and rescue mission was launched. This effort would ultimately fail and it would take another month for the ship to be located by another merchant ship's captain. A search of the vessel was conducted, but no sign of the ship's 25 passengers would be found. Strange clues only deepened the mystery.