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 and at least 205 passengers, among others.[note 1] The incident occurred at around 10:40 p.m. and was declared fire out at 7:30 a.m. of the following day.[11]

By April 13, reported deaths were 33,[note 2] while more than 210 survived,[note 3] including the entire crew and all Coast Guard marshals,[9][19] as well as twenty-three of the soldiers.[20] Search, rescue, and retrieval operations are becoming difficult due to an inaccurate manifest;[11] as well as identification of the burned remains of the reported fatalities.[21]

According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, the most probable cause of fire is an electric short circuit.[22]

Notes
  1. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), on April 5, adjusted the total number of individuals onboard the ferry to 249 that also consisted of a security contingent of four Coast Guard and five Army personnel, aside from 20 from the Army counted as passengers.[8] This is contrary to earlier reports that the ferry also carried only eight Army soldiers and a security contingent of four Coast Guard marshals,[9] which made a total of 252.[10]
  2. According to PCG. Fatalities include:
    • First to be reported were eleven drowned and seventeen whose burned remains were later recovered inside the ferry.[12]
    • Five more bodies were later retrieved: one near Sicagot Island on April 4 and two between Lampinigan and Baluk-Baluk Islands, April 5;[8] one near Langgas Island, April 9;[13] one off Hadji Mohammad Ajul, April 11.[14]
    Upon the recovery of the remains of the last missing passenger, the PCG, on April 13, said all are accounted for.[15] However, the Basilan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said two more passengers remain missing[15] based on the list gathered in coordination with the Sulu PDRRMO, considering that 16 of the 18 listed names of those missing are those still unidentified charred remains.[16][17]
  3. Figures on survivors vary:
    • Search and rescue personnel, on April 2, reportedly accounted 227.[18]
    • Basilan PDRRMO, by April 4, reported 223.[19]
    • According to the PCG: 216.[8]

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. Martin Sadongdong (April 5, 2023). "3 more bodies recovered after ferry fire; death toll now at 31". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  9. Jim Gomez (March 31, 2023). "Death scene in burned ferry moves Filipino rescuers to tears". Associated Press. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  10. Teofilo Garcia, Jr. (April 1, 2023). "BFP, PCG wrap up search, retrieval of boat wreckage in Basilan". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  11. Joviland Rita (March 31, 2023). "Inaccurate manifest posing challenge to Basilan ferry fire search ops —official". GMA News Online. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  12. Sundy Locus (March 31, 2023). "Basilan ferry fire death toll cut to 28". GMA News. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  13. GMA Integrated News (April 9, 2023). "Coast Guard retrieves another Basilan ferry fire victim's body; death toll now 32". GMA News Online. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  14. GMA Integrated News (April 13, 2023). "Body of last missing passenger in Basilan ferry fire recovered, death toll now 33 —PCG". GMA News Online. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  15. Robertzon Ramirez (April 14, 2023). "Basilan ferry fire: All missing victims accounted for – PCG". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  16. Roel Pareño (April 12, 2023). "Basilan ferry fire: Body part recovered". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  17. Roel Pareño (April 15, 2023). "Basilan PDRRMO: 2 ferry passengers still missing". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  18. "Palace: Aid sent to Basilan ferry fire survivors as search operations continue". Philstar.com. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  19. Julie Alipala (April 5, 2023). "Ferry fire victims' kin protest end of search". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  20. Frencie Carreon (April 19, 2023). "Soldiers who survived ferry mishap off Basilan undergo counselling". MindaNews. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  21. Daphne Galvez (April 10, 2023). "OCD: 19 people still missing after Basilan ferry fire". Inquirer.net. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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