More than 60 Containers Fall Off Ship at US Port

More than 60 containers fall off ship at US port

KEY TAKEAWAYS: Over 60 containers fell off the cargo ship Mississippi in Long Beach. No injuries reported; 67 containers floated in the water, according to U.S. Coast Guard. Pier G terminal temporarily halted operations to secure containers. Some containers landed on STAX 2, an anti-pollution vessel attached to the ship. More than 60 containers toppled off a cargo ship Tuesday morning in the Port of Long Beach, tumbling overboard and float…

Dozens of Containers Fall Overboard at Port of Long Beach; Cleanup and Investigation Underway - eBlue Economy

eBlue Economy Dina Z. Isaac Dozens of Containers Fall Overboard at Port of Long Beach; Cleanup and Investigation Underway %sitename% Cleanup operations continued Wednesday morning at the Port of Long Beach after a major incident involving the containership Mississippi, which lost an estimated 67 containers into the harbor Tuesday morning. The incident occurred shortly after 9:00 a.m. at Pier G, where the 5,500-TEU, Portuguese-flagged vessel—owne…

Salvage Efforts Underway After Container Spill at Port of Long Beach

Salvage operations have begun to clear a channel for safe vessel transit to and from Pier G at the Port of Long Beach following Tuesday morning’s cargo loss incident that...

Dozens of Containers Fall Off Cargo Vessel at Port of Long Beach

An estimated 67 containers fell off a ZIM cargo ship at the Port of Long Beach Tuesday morning, forcing one terminal's temporary suspension.