Video above: Sky5 coverage of the cargo container accident from Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Crews are still cleaning up the mess left behind after dozens of shipping containers fell off a ship in the Port of Long Beach last week.
At least 60 to 75 containers began toppling off the cargo ship Mississippi, docked at Pier G, shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday. Officials told KTLA at the time that most of them were filled with electronics, clothing, furniture and shoes.
In the five days since the accident, the clean up process, which involves heavy machinery used to lift the containers from underwater, has made significant steps. Further progress was made Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard NorCal says, as more containers keep being located and a new phase of the operation begins.
“The recovery and salvaging phase has begun. 8 more containers were found submerged,” USCG NorCal said on X. “Dive teams, salvage crews are on scene working to remove containers from the waters and lashing all unaffected cargo containers from the vessel.”
It is not known how long it will take until all the containers are recovered. Port of Long Beach officials previously said that cargo operations at the port were “mostly unaffected” by the incident except for the immediate area around the Mississippi.
What caused the containers to fall has yet to be determined.
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