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About 67 Containers Fall From Cargo Ship at Port of Long Beach

Responders are recovering roughly 67 containers under a unified command.

Overview

  • Pier G operations were temporarily suspended as officials established a 500-yard safety zone and secured the area.
  • The incident involved the Mississippi, a Portugal-flagged vessel that arrived Tuesday after departing Yantian, China, on Aug. 26.
  • No injuries were reported, according to port officials and the U.S. Coast Guard.
  • Several containers struck the STAX2 clean‑air barge alongside the ship, and aerial footage showed shoes, clothing and crumpled boxes in the water.
  • Other Long Beach terminals continued operating, and authorities said the cause of the collapse remains under investigation.