HMM St. Petersburg and Gloria Maris Collision (2024)

Classification

Incident Type: Collision
Severity: Medium
Region: Gibraltar

Vessel Details

The available information is grouped below.

HMM St. Petersburg

Field	Value
Vessel Name	HMM St. Petersburg
Vessel Names	HMM St. Petersburg / Gloria Maris
Vessel Type	Container
Flag State
IMO Number
Gross Tonnage
LOA (m)
Crew Size	24

Gloria Maris

Field	Value
Other vessel name	Gloria Maris
Other vessel type	Tanker
Other vessel flag state	Liberia [LR]
Other vessel crew	25
Cargo capacity	156,620 dwt

Incident Details

Field	Value
Date	2024-12-03
Location	Strait of Gibraltar, approximately 8.9 miles southeast of Algeciras
Region	Gibraltar
Coordinates	35.9497, -5.6367
Fatalities
Injuries	0
Missing
Vessels lost
Direct Damage
Economic Damage
Outcome	Lateral structural damage to both vessels; no sinking or pollution was reported.
Investigation Body	Maritime Authority of Algeciras

Key facts

HMM St. Petersburg and Gloria Maris collided in the Strait of Gibraltar on 2024-12-03, approximately 8.9 miles southeast of Algeciras.
Gloria Maris alerted the Rescue Coordination Centre in Tarifa at 05:20; Spanish maritime rescue vessels were dispatched.
Salvamento Maritimo reported lateral structural damage but no danger of sinking or spilling.
Gloria Maris was in ballast after discharging 147,564 tonnes of crude oil at Cartagena.
Both vessels were detained for safety inspections and were reported safely moored in the Bay of Algeciras/Gibraltar on 2024-12-04.

Narrative

On 2024-12-03, HMM St. Petersburg and the crude oil tanker Gloria Maris collided in the Strait of Gibraltar, approximately 8.9 miles southeast of Algeciras. The article identifies HMM St. Petersburg as a containership with 24 crew members and describes Gloria Maris as a Liberian-flagged suezmax tanker with 25 crew members. It states that Gloria Maris had recently discharged 147,564 tonnes of crude oil at Cartagena and was travelling in ballast.

After the collision, the crews observed damage to the lateral structures of both vessels. Salvamento Maritimo reported that there was no danger of sinking or spilling. Gloria Maris alerted the Rescue Coordination Centre in Tarifa at 05:20, and the Spanish rescue vessels Luz de Mar and Salvamar Denébola were dispatched. No injuries were reported in the article.

The Maritime Authority of Algeciras ordered both vessels detained pending safety inspections intended to determine the cause of the collision and verify seaworthiness. By 2024-12-04, both vessels were reported safely moored in the Bay of Algeciras/Gibraltar. The available sources do not provide an official finding on the cause.

Sequence of events

Date/time	Event
2024-12-03	HMM St. Petersburg and Gloria Maris collided in the Strait of Gibraltar.
2024-12-03 05:20	Gloria Maris alerted the Rescue Coordination Centre in Tarifa.
2024-12-03	Spanish maritime rescue vessels Luz de Mar and Salvamar Denébola were dispatched.
2024-12-04	Both vessels were reported safely moored and detained pending safety inspections.

Investigation

The Maritime Authority of Algeciras ordered both vessels detained pending thorough safety inspections to determine the cause of the collision and verify their seaworthiness. The available article does not provide official investigation findings.

References

gCaptain article capture: Mega-Containership and Oil Tanker Collide in Strait of Gibraltar