Part of Ohio River near Pittsburgh closed as crews search for barge
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania: This week, a stretch of the Ohio River near Pittsburgh remained closed to maritime traffic as crews equipped with sonar searched for a barge that is believed to have sunk over last weekend.
The barge is one of more than two dozen that broke loose and floated down the river after heavy rains.
After 26 river barges, with all but three of them loaded with coal, fertilizer and other dr