More than 60 containers toppled off a cargo ship Tuesday morning in the Port of Long Beach, tumbling overboard and floating in the water.

The shipping containers fell off a vessel named the Mississippi shortly before 9 a.m., and no injuries have been reported, according to Port of Long Beach spokesperson Art Marroquin.

About 67 containers were in the water, the US Coast Guard said on the social platform X.

The Coast Guard said the accident occurred about 9 a.m., and early estimates indicate that at least 67 containers went overboard. Full story: https://t.co/ilsn1XbaEl pic.twitter.com/jgL868EKIX — KTLA (@KTLA) September 9, 2025

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Long Beach, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Los Angeles , is one of the busiest seaports in the country, with 40% of all shipping containers i

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