Overview
- Coast Guard officials said the blaze was contained at about 9 a.m. Tuesday, with a waiting period underway to confirm no re-flashes before salvage steps begin.
- The vessel remains anchored outside the breakwater under close monitoring with no active firefighting, and port air sensors report levels within safety limits.
- Crews cannot yet access some containers for confirmation, and lithium-ion battery shipments aboard have heightened concern about lingering heat.
- Firefighting water has been held within the cargo hold and will be removed to a waste facility under Coast Guard supervision.
- A shelter-in-place order for San Pedro and Wilmington was lifted Saturday, but residents later reported delayed and misdirected alerts that renewed questions about the notification system.