MV Lady Mary Joy 3

MV Lady Mary Joy 3 is a passenger ferry owned and operated by Aleson Shipping Lines.[1] Originally known as MV Daito,[2] she was acquired by Aleson Shipping in July 2011.

Lady Mary Joy 3
MV Lady Mary Joy 3 at Zamboanga International Seaport
History
NameLady Mary Joy 3
OwnerAleson Shipping Lines
OperatorAleson Shipping Lines
Port of registryPort of Zamboanga,  Philippines
RouteZamboanga City - Jolo, Sulu
BuilderYamanaka Shipbuilding & Iron Works Imabari, Japan
Completed1990
AcquiredJuly 2011
Identification
StatusCaught fire on March 29, 2023; currently inactive
NotesMV Daito up until July 2011
General characteristics
TypePassenger Ferry
Tonnage835 tons
Length73m

Career

By the time she was commissioned for Aleson Shipping Lines, she became the regular ferry for Zamboanga City to Jolo, Sulu.

Following the incident involving MV Danica Joy in September 2016, the Philippine Embassy in Malaysia demanded an alternative transport for Sandakan, Malaysia to Zamboanga City knowing that the number of Filipino deportees in Sabah numbered at 7,000.[3] At that time, MV Danica Joy was the lone ferry that served the Zamboanga City - Sandakan route and the operator, Aleson Shipping Lines was suspended for a month to operate the said route. When the suspension was lifted in November 2016, MV Lady Mary Joy 3 was temporarily assigned to ferry the deportees back to the Philippines while MV Kristel Jane 2 took the Zamboanga City - Jolo route.[4][5]

2023 fire

On 29 March 2023, MV Lady Mary Joy 3 caught fire while sailing the waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan. She was towed to the Basilan coast and beached.[6][7] The ferry was carrying a 35-member crew, at least 205 passengers, as well as eight Army soldiers and a security contingent of four coast guard marshals.[8][9][note 1] By April 5, reported deaths were 31,[11] while more than 210 survived,[note 2] including all in the crew and the security contingent;[8][13] twenty passengers, including a soldier, remain missing.[14][note 3] According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, the most probable cause of fire is an electric short circuit.[15]

Notes
  1. In total, there were 252 passengers.[9] Meanwhile, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported 249 with the same number of passengers and crew.[10]
  2. Figures on survivors vary:
    • Search and rescue personnel, on April 2, reportedly accounted 227.[12]
    • Basilan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office reported 223 by April 4.[13]
    • Rescued were 216, according to the PCG on April 5.[10]
  3. PCG reported that two people remain missing.[10]

References
  1. "Aleson Shipping Lines Official Website". aleson-shipping.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  2. "Lady Mary Joy 3 - 9006760 - Passenger Ship | Maritime-Connector.com". maritime-connector.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. Montano, Efren. "Malaysia booting out 7K Pinoys in Sabah". People's Journal.
  4. "400 undocumented Filipinos deported from Sabah".
  5. "400 Pinoys sent home from Sabah in first wave of Malaysia deportation".
  6. "Death toll from Philippine ferry fire rises to 31". Al Jazeera. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  7. Jim Gomez (March 30, 2023). "Philippine ferry fire leaves 31 dead, at least 7 missing". apnews.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  8. Jim Gomez (March 31, 2023). "Death scene in burned ferry moves Filipino rescuers to tears". Associated Press. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  9. Teofilo Garcia, Jr. (April 1, 2023). "BFP, PCG wrap up search, retrieval of boat wreckage in Basilan". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  10. "Confirmed deaths in Basilan ferry fire rise to 31". Philstar.com. April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  11. On the fatality count:
  12. "Palace: Aid sent to Basilan ferry fire survivors as search operations continue". Philstar.com. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  13. Julie Alipala (April 5, 2023). "Ferry fire victims' kin protest end of search". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  14. Teofilo Garcia Jr. (April 5, 2023). "Death toll in Basilan ferry fire rises to 31". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  15. Citations:
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