"The US Coast Guard confirmed to Business Insider that it received a report about 67 shipping containers falling into the water. The vessel in question was the Mississippi, an 837-foot Portugal-flagged ship, per a report by Reuters. According to data from Vessel Finder, a ship tracking platform, the ship is a year old and had arrived in Long Beach from Yantian, China, on Tuesday."
"Helicopter footage by ABC Los Angeles' affiliate KABC showed dozens of containers floating in the waters surrounding the barge. Some appeared to be half-submerged. Several containers that remained on the vessel had big dents. Photos of the scene show that several containers that remained on the ship were leaning precariously off the ship. AFP said in a report that while it was not clear what was in the containers, journalists on the ground saw shoes and clothes floating in the water."
Sixty-seven shipping containers toppled into the water while the Portugal-flagged, 837-foot vessel Mississippi was docked at the Port of Long Beach. The ship had arrived from Yantian, China, and was about a year old. The Coast Guard received the report and said the incident occurred around 9 a.m.; no injuries were reported. Helicopter footage showed dozens of containers floating, some half-submerged, and several containers on the vessel had large dents. Photos showed leaning, precarious stacks, and journalists observed shoes and clothing floating in the water. The Port of Long Beach handles roughly $300 billion in annual cargo and operates six container terminals with 73 gantry cranes.
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