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Crews Removing Sinking Abandoned Boat On North Shore

Throughout Tuesday morning, a team was along the riverbank near PNC Park, working to get the boat out of the water and remove the eyesore.

Crews were removing a sinking boat from Pittsburgh's North Shore near PNC Park on March 28, 2023.
Crews were removing a sinking boat from Pittsburgh's North Shore near PNC Park on March 28, 2023. (Photo: KDKA Photojournalist Steve Willing)

March 29, 2023

PITTSBURGH - Crews are working on the North Shore to remove an abandoned boat that's been slowly sinking in the Allegheny River for months.

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All throughout Tuesday morning, a team was along the riverbank near PNC Park, working to get the boat out of the water and remove the eyesore.

When all the other pleasure boaters left their moorings on the North Shore Riverfront Park last summer, one boat remained after the owner abandoned it for unknown reasons. After being encased in ice this winter, the stern filled with water, and the boat appears inoperable.

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