The Edmonton Riverboat and around 200 passengers on board were stuck on Sunday, after the boat stopped moving at around 4:09 p.m. during a Mother’s Day Cruise.
The boat came to a stop near the intersection of Scona Road and 99B Street. It’s not clear what the cause of the stoppage was.
City of Edmonton staff told CBC News in a statement Sunday evening that all passengers had been helped off the boat and that crews would then work to get staff out.
“EFRS received a call for assistance at 4:09 p.m. Crews were dispatched (two rescue boats and two land sector crews), arriving on scene beginning at 4:22 p.m.,” according to the emailed statement from the city.
There were no reported injuries.
This isn’t the first time the boat has been stuck. In a notable incident in July 2019, hundreds of people were stranded overnight.
At the time, crews began evacuating the boat, with nearly 300 people onboard, at around 11:30 p.m. on July 13. It took until 5 a.m. the next day to get everyone to shore.
The trouble on the North Saskatchewan River started when the boat was near Accidental Beach — the current became too swift, and was running in the opposite direction of the boat, preventing it from docking.