Watch dozens of containers slide off a ship into a California port

Containers topple off a cargo ship at the Port of Long Beach on Tuesday in California.AP Photo/Damian DovarganesMore than 60 containers toppled off a vessel at California's Port of Long Beach.The containers fell off the Mississippi, an 837-foot-long, Portugal-flagged ship.No injuries were reported from the incident.Dozens of containers fell off a vessel docked at Southern California's Port of Long Beach on Tuesday morning.The US Coast Guard confirmed to Business Insider that it received a report about 67 shipping containers falling into the water.The vessel in question was the Mississippi, an 837-foot Portugal-flagged ship, per a report by Reuters. According to data from Vessel Finder, a ship tracking platform, the ship is a year old and had arrived in Long Beach from Yantian, China, on Tuesday.The Coast Guard told the AFP that the incident had occurred at about 9 a.m. local time on Tuesday, and no injuries had been reported.A representative of the port did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.67 containers toppled into the water surrounding the bargeThe Coast Guard confirmed to BI that 67 containers fell into the water.Apu Gomes/Getty ImagesHelicopter footage by ABC Los Angeles' affiliate KABC showed dozens of containers floating in the waters surrounding the barge.Some appeared to be half-submerged. Several containers that remained on the vessel had big dents.Photos show a stack of leaning containers on the bargeA stack of leaning containers seen on the affected vessel.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty ImagesPhotos of the scene show that several containers that remained on the ship were leaning precariously off the ship.AFP said in a report that while it was not clear what was in the containers, journalists on the ground saw shoes and clothes floating in the water.Port of Long Beach is one of the US's busiest portsThe containers were seen floating in the water at the port.Screengrab/Alan Devall, Sarah Wemy/ ReutersThe incident happened at California's Port of Long Beach, a 3,200-acre container port near Los Angeles. It is one of the busiest ports in the country.Per its website, the port moves $300 billion worth of cargo annually. It has six container terminals and 73 gantry cranes.Read the original article on Business Insider

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