Salvage Operations Complete

ALL 95 CONTAINERS that fell overboard Sept. 9 from the vessel Mississippi at Pier G have been recovered in and around the Port of Long Beach, according to an announcement last Friday. Early counts for the number of containers overboard increased from the original estimate of 54 as some units were crushed, submerged, or hidden from view in the nearby boat basin. The pollution response, salvage and marine transportation system recovery groups have since been demobilized. Pier G terminal operations have been fully restored and port traffic is now continuing without restrictions. The U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board continue to lead the investigation into the cause of the incident.