For months, diners, pedestrians, and mariners who frequent the Bell Street Pier on Alaskan Way have been confounded by the giant, beige Matson container ship, which has been moored since October just south of the cruise ship pier. Anthony”s Pier 66 restaurant was particularly unhappy, since that big wall of ship blocked the sunset and harbor views of its patrons, killing its business. The Port of Settle owns and runs the Bell Street Pier, home to the restaurant and a small marina. It also runs the cruise ship terminal at Pier 66, which is about to become choked with huge white tourist vessels for the rest of the spring and summer.Yet suddenly, the Matson ship is gone. I commute along Alaskan and have become so accustomed to the sight (blight?) that I’ve almost ceased to notice. (Waterfront condo owners feel different; and they also complained, along with the restaurant, to The Seattle Times.) But now, just in time for cruise ship season, the obstacle has been removed. Can this be a coincidence? Or did the Port finally find another berth for the ship? Or perhaps it filled up with enough containers to make a profitable voyage to another port. Regardless, now’s the time to make reservations at Anthony’s and enjoy the view, before the tourists and cruise ships take over the waterfront.