MV ''Lady Mary Joy 1'' is a

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owned and operated by

Aleson Shipping Lines Aleson Shipping Lines, Inc. is a shipping company based in Zamboanga, Philippines. Their services include routes to Sandakan, Malaysia and over Dapitan City to Dumaguete City. They also ship cargo from Zamboanga City to Manila with twelve of their ...

. She's the former MV ''Funakawa Maru'' acquired by Aleson Shipping.

Notable Incidents

* February 18, 2016 when MV ''Lady Mary Joy 1'' with 308 passengers and 38 crew members grounded off Pampat Point at

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island, Philippines. The ship was en route from

Zamboanga City Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (Chavacano and es, Ciudad de Zamboanga, Tausug language, Tausūg: ''Dāira sin Sambuangan'', fil, Lungsod ng Zamboanga, ceb, Dakbayan sa Zamboanga), is a city in the Zamboanga Peninsula region ...

, but due to human mistake and strong winds grounded in a rocky shallow. The ship hardly stuck and was unable to refloat by own power, requesting assistance from the local authorities. At the scene of the accident were dispatched several rescue boats, which evacuated all the passengers to the shore. According to preliminary information there are no injured people from the crew and guests on board. The authorities started investigation for the root cause of the accident.

References

External links

Official website

MV Lady Mary Joy 3 Specs - Maritime Connector

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