Overview
- The incident occurred Tuesday shortly before 9 a.m. at Long Beach’s Pier G while the Mississippi was berthed, and no injuries were reported.
- The Coast Guard estimates about 67 containers in the water, established a 457-meter exclusion zone, and deployed aerial monitoring.
- Terminal operations at Pier G were temporarily halted as responders worked to secure drifting boxes using high-pressure hoses and salvage crews.
- Some containers struck the STAX 2 anti-pollution vessel, and media images showed rows of containers and personal items floating.
- Port authorities have opened an investigation into the cause and potential operational and environmental impacts at the Long Beach–Los Angeles complex, which handles roughly 40% of U.S. container traffic.