t was 6 p.m. in Baltimore, and the crew of was readying the ship for an overnight trip down the Chesapeake Bay to Norfolk, Va. Other than a slight delay with line handlers, the ship departed without incident. Two hours out of the harbor, the 1,000-footer with almost 5,000 containers stacked high on its decks made a turn to the south, leaving the Patapsco River and heading toward the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The pilot knew the river and bay waters well. Only three more gentle turns in the Craighill Channel would line up the ship
