Monday morning, local time, saw the Dali leave the city and sail toward Virginia, almost three months after it collided with a Francis Scott Key Bridge support column.
After spending two months stuck in the wreckage with a giant steel truss stretched across its damaged bow, the vessel was refloated and escorted back to port in May.
The ship had two power failures in the hours before departing the Port of Baltimore, according to an examination conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
It lost power once more, swerved off course, and collided with the bridge.
The FBI has opened a criminal investigation, while the NTSB is still looking into what caused the electrical failures.
The ship’s crew, who had been ordered to stay in the country afterward, were allowed to leave as long as they were available to testify, thanks to an agreement upheld by a federal judge.
Just before 8.30 am on Monday, the 984-foot (300-meter) craft was assisted in getting underway by four tugboats.
According to a statement from the US Coast Guard, the Dali is expected to sail straight to Virginia International Gateway, where 1,500 cargo containers will be offloaded to lower draft.
