The Coast Guard, in coordination with Los Angeles City Fire and Los Angeles Port Police, is responding to three 40-ft containers that fell into the water near Berth 302 at the Port of Los Angeles during container ship cargo operations.
At approximately 11:20 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach watch standers were alerted to the incident and launched Station Los Angeles Long Beach to establish a 400-yard safety zone in the vicinity of the incident.
Two of the containers are submerged, and their locations are marked. The other container has been removed from the water. According to the ship’s manifest, the containers’ contents are listed as non-hazardous.
The Coast Guard will provide more information as it becomes available.
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