{"id":16835,"date":"2025-09-15T20:02:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=16835"},"modified":"2025-09-15T20:02:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:02:45","slug":"port-of-long-beach-container-spill-clean-up-makes-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=16835","title":{"rendered":"Port of Long Beach: Container spill clean-up makes progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Port of Long Beach: Container spill clean-up makes progress<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Salvage and recovery operations continue on the <em>Mississippi<\/em>, the 5,500 TEU Zim-chartered containership at the center of last week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/inland-coastal\/ports-terminals\/video-nearly-70-containers-fall-off-vessel-at-port-of-long-beach\/\">container spill incident <\/a>that saw nearly 70 boxes topple into the water at the Port of Long Beach\u2019s Pier G .<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-marine-log wp-block-embed-marine-log\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LSlCGtRSq5\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/inland-coastal\/ports-terminals\/video-nearly-70-containers-fall-off-vessel-at-port-of-long-beach\/\">VIDEO: Nearly 70 containers fall off vessel at Port of Long Beach<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u201cVIDEO: Nearly 70 containers fall off vessel at Port of Long Beach\u201d \u2014 Marine Log\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/inland-coastal\/ports-terminals\/video-nearly-70-containers-fall-off-vessel-at-port-of-long-beach\/embed\/#?secret=4nuRKf4mEM#?secret=LSlCGtRSq5\" data-secret=\"LSlCGtRSq5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Unified Command responding to the incident says that all unaffected containers on the ship have been secured as of 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14.Salvage experts and port labor working alongside federal, state, and local agencies will continue securing containers that fell from the two affected bays of the ship in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn just a few days, we have made significant progress in securing the vessel cargo and recovering containers \u2014 all while maintaining the highest standards of safety for response workers and crew onboard the vessel,\u201d said Capt. Stacey Crecy, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles \u2013 Long Beach. \u201cThis progress was made possible due to the dedication of all participating agencies, vessel managers, the Port of Long Beach, the ITS terminal, and highly skilled ILWU labor working together. Our commitment to safety and collaboration will continue to guide us through the next phases of recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To date, 32 containers have been recovered from the water around the Mississippi. No signs of pollution have been observed since the initial leak from the STAX Engineering emissions-collection barge damaged in the incident was secured on Sept. 10.<\/p>\n<p>The Unified Command continues to conduct surveys, drone overflights, and dive operations to inform the next steps of the response.<\/p>\n<p>The Unified Command says that its top priority remains the safety of response workers, the vessel\u2019s crew, and general public, followed closely by the protection and stewardship of the surrounding environment.<\/p>\n<p>Cargo operations at the Port of Long Beach are ongoing and remain largely unaffected by the incident. A 500-yard safety zone is in effect around the<em> Mississippi. <\/em>The Coast Guard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacobsenpilot.com\/\">Jacobsen Pilot Service,<\/a> and the Port of Long Beach are working together to facilitate navigation of commercial vessels in accordance with the safety zone. Non-responding personnel are asked to avoid the affected area until further notice. The Coast Guard is broadcasting marine safety information to alert mariners of navigation hazards.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation into the container spill, led by the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board, is ongoing to determine the cause of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/port-of-long-beach-container-spill-clean-up-makes-progress\/\">Port of Long Beach: Container spill clean-up makes progress<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/port-of-long-beach-container-spill-clean-up-makes-progress\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=port-of-long-beach-container-spill-clean-up-makes-progress\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Port of Long Beach: Container spill clean-up makes progress Salvage and recovery operations continue on the Mississippi, the 5,500 TEU Zim-chartered containership at the center of last week\u2019s container spill incident that saw nearly 70 boxes topple into the water at the Port of Long Beach\u2019s Pier G . 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