Dozens of shipping containers plunged from a cargo ship into waters at a southeastern California port on Tuesday morning, according to officials, who said a unified command center has been erected to respond.

Crew members at a massive cargo port outside of Los Angeles rushed to respond after at least 50 shipping containers slipped off a vessel and fell into the ocean.

Dozens of shipping containers plunged from a cargo ship into waters at a southeastern California port on Tuesday morning, according to officials, who said a unified command center…