From left, Mayor Rex Richardson, Captain Stacey Crecy and Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero discuss an incident at the Port involving fallen containers on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

As salvage work began to recover dozens of shipping containers that fell from a cargo vessel this week at the Port of Long Beach, POLB and other officials gathered on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to provide updates on the incident, which remains under investigation.

No cause has been determined.

“Thankfully in this incident, everyone is safe,” said Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson. “This situation could have been a whole lot worse.”

What caused an estimated 75 containers to fall from the vessel Mississippi remains unknown and under investigation, officials said.

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