No longer seen as viable and a waste of taxpayer dollars the boat which sat at a birth around 6th street in the south side of Pittsburgh and visible from the Liberty bridge was barely being used as Pittsburgh no longer had so many docks and warehouses close to the river bank which would burn as many where torn down .
However in the 80's the city fire bureau and rescue officials was caught with its pants down when a pleasure craft caught fire and no resource was available to respond so a small fire pump is now fitted on the craft that are part of the river rescue center on the north side.
Its a part of Pittsburgh history few know about and you would have to be in your 50's to have experienced.
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