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Cargo ships carrying car imports have been stuck off the shore off Coronado for days because of delays at Pasha Automotive Services in National City, the Unified Port of San Diego said Thursday.
The ships cannot dock because there's not enough berthing space, the port said. The four ships are each more than 600 feet long and more than 47,000 gross tons.
Pasha senior vice president John Pasha declined to answer specific questions outside of a prepared statement.
"Our plans to optimize the National City Marine Terminal the last several years have been delayed and threatened by commercial gentrification even though many port funded studies forecasted this maritime growth," he said.
Port spokeswoman Marguerite Elicone said the car
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importer was working diligently to open up space but did not have a firm timeline when the ships would be able to unload.
"It's actually good news for the economy because people are buying a lot of cars and that's going to help the region economically," she said.
One of the ships, the Heritage Leader, has been anchored about 2.5 miles off Silver Strand Beach since at least Monday afternoon, said MarineTraffic.com.
Another ship has been in the same general area since Wednesday morning, and two others since Thursday morning.
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