Interactive | Finding the 'boom box'

Submitted by Jon.Davenport (staffer) on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 15:32.

Millions of containers. Now, find the 'Boom Box.'

Humble. Simple. Suddenly sinister. The shipping container - a fixture in Hampton Roads - lost its innocence on Sept. 11, 2001. Could terrorists use one to deliver a dirty bomb? And how do you spot a dangerous container? Use the arrows to view the process by which containers are screened.