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But officials believe that about 300 people were originally on the boat, and that some had been thrown overboard.

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It is very rare for somebody to fall overboard and for their body to never be found, Cdr League tells me.

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“A lot of people are going overboard with that. ‘

The containers, which carried general cargo such as clothes, furniture, shoes and electronics, mysteriously fell overboard while the vessel was “in the process of offloading” at Pier G around 9 a.m., according to U.S.

Port spokesperson Art Marroquin said the ship, the Mississippi, was berthed at Terminal G just before 9 a.m. when the containers mysteriously fell overboard into the water.

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