Construction workers uncovered a World War II-era explosive device at the Port of Long Beach on Wednesday morning, a discovery that temporarily stopped cargo movement at one of six terminals, officials said.
According to the Long Beach Post, crews found the unexploded shell in the ground at Pier G, located near the southern edge of the Port.
A U.S. Marine Corps unit responded alongside the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad, the U.S. Coast Guard and Long Beach police to investigate and help at the scene, with the Long Beach Fire Department on standby…