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Officials work to get a Pittsburgh River Rescue boat that partially sank overnight out of the Allegheny River on Monday, March 29, 2021, near PNC Park on the North Shore.
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Pittsburgh River Rescue boat partially sinks in Allegheny River

Emily Matthews / Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh River Rescue boat partially sinks in Allegheny River

An old Pittsburgh River Rescue boat partially sank outside the boathouse on the Allegheny River at the North Shore overnight.

Crews are still determining the exact cause, but Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said that it appears “high winds forced water into the hull … and the pump failed, causing the sinking.”

Pittsburgh experienced wind gusts over 40 mph Sunday, according to the National Weather Service office in Moon.

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Two other operational boats, including a new boat, are parked inside the boathouse and are undamaged, Ms. Cruz said.

Crews began the process of removing the boat from the river around 4 p.m. Monday.

First Published: March 29, 2021, 10:29 p.m.

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Officials work to get a Pittsburgh River Rescue boat that partially sank overnight out of the Allegheny River on Monday, March 29, 2021, near PNC Park on the North Shore.  (Emily Matthews / Post-Gazette)
Officials work to get a Pittsburgh River Rescue boat that partially sank overnight out of the Allegheny River on Monday, March 29, 2021, near PNC Park on the North Shore.  (Emily Matthews / Post-Gazette)
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Emily Matthews / Post-Gazette
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