MV ''Ever Queen Emilia'' is a passenger ferry owned and operated by Ever Shipping Lines. The ferry is the former MV ''Sea Olympia'' then was sold to Ever.

Career

The ship's career on time with the Ever Shipping Lines was assigned for inter-island routes from

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

Tawi-Tawi Tawi-Tawi, officially the Province of Tawi-Tawi ( tl, Lalawigan ng Tawi-Tawi; Tausug: ''Wilaya' sin Tawi-Tawi''; Sinama: ''Jawi Jawi/Jauih Jauih''), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim ...

. However, the ship became an avenue to carry victims of human traffickers and illegal immigrants to

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

. In 2013, 130 men were rescued from this ferry along with MV ''Lady Mary Joy 3''. Although it was notable for bringing victims of human traffickers and illegal immigrants, the ferry were once becoming a rescue ship when ML ''Katrina V'' in 2011 was abandoned offshore with 85 passengers due to strong winds and current. MV ''Queen Emilia'' was then commissioned by the Philippine Coast Guard to transfer the said 85 passengers and have them in safety.

References

External links

MV Ever Queen Emilia - Maritime Connector

MV Ever Queen Emilia - Marine Traffic
1966 ships Ships built in Japan Ferries of the Philippines Ships of the Philippines {{Philippines-stub