A warm current had carried them to the island.
The Sound's gentle currents would probably not carry a body out to sea, he said.
The current was carrying them north, toward the hotel.
The bank of the river seemed a long way off and the current was carrying them swiftly towards the sea.
The current was carrying the survivors farther from us all the while.
All the time the current was carrying them away from the bank and the range was opening.
He let the outer currents carry him east along the river.
Since we're inside the bar, the current will carry us more or less parallel to the shoreline.
Already the swift current had carried him a good distance downstream.
There might be another problem: They were well toward the middle of the river, and the current was carrying them faster than anyone had anticipated.