Summary:
The 52.75m motor yacht Vixit (previously named Passion, until 2017), was built at Oskarshamns shipyard in Sweden.
The yacht was delivered to its Owner in 1989 having the interior styled by design house Dvorine Associates. The luxury vessel’s exterior design is the work of Diana Yacht Design and she was last refitted in 2013.
Vixit reaches a top speed of 16.0 kn and boasts a maximum range of 3,500 nm when navigating at cruising speed, powered by two Caterpillar diesel engines.
The yacht’s guest capacity is listed as up to 12 guests in 6 staterooms, and 15 crew members man the boat.
Name | VIXIT | Flag | Cayman Islands |
IMO number | 8975952 | P & I Club | Skuld |
MMSI | 319238000 | Classification Society | Bureau Veritas |
Callsign | ZHBM5 | Ship Manager | Fairport Yacht Support |
Ship type | Yacht | Operator | Fairport Yacht Support |
Length | 52.75m | Registered Owner | Crossplain Corp |
Breadth | 09m | Technical Manager | Fairport Yacht Support |
Draught | 3.9m | Last Port | Isla Coronados, Mexico 05 Mar 2022 |
GT | 710 | Destination | Golfo di California 08 Mar, 13:09 UTC |
Date and place of Build | 1989 Oskarshamnsvarvet in Sweden | Position | 25.75N/111.24W |
Last seen at (UTC) | 11/03/2022 08:06 | Status | Aground |
In the early hours of 01:10 UTC on 9 March 2022, the AIS navigation status of the yacht Vixit changed from Underway to Aground, and the AIS broadcast ceased at 10:06 UTC on 10 March 2022.
AIS broadcast resumes on 11 March 2022 and places the boat near a small island between Mexico’s Isla Danzante and Isla Tijeras, where water depth ranges from 25m to 40m.
Tasked satellite imagery on the 10th March at 17:43UTC shows the boat fully visible on the surface of the sea, with AIS reporting the boat Aground, but it appears the boat did not sink.
