Cleanup and Investigation Continue After Container Mishap at Port of Long Beach

Cleanup and investigation continue after container mishap at Port of Long Beach

Work continues at Pier G in the Port of Long Beach to recover and clear away the estimated 75 cargo containers that fell from the vessel Mississippi, with 54 of those now recovered as of Friday, Sept. 19. The Container Recovery Group is working with members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in the effort, which has been ongoing since the accident on Sept. 9. As to the cause of the containers falling from aboard the ship, that in…

Long Beach Salvage Operation Passes 50 Boxes Recovered

The Unified Command overseeing the operations in the Port of Long Beach reports that progress is continuing to be made in the efforts to recover from the container collapse aboard the vessel Mississippi alongside Pier G on September 9. One of the focuses, in addition to removing boxes from the harbor, is to stabilize the collapsed containers and to safely reach the damaged emission barge that is alongside the vessel. In the update, they reported…

Port of Long Beach salvage effort recovers 54 containers

Unified Command has reported ongoing progress in recovery efforts following the Mississippi container incident.

More damaged containers recovered in Port of Long Beach

Salvage operations to recover containers from the Mississippi which suffered multiple stack collapses continue.