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Oakland Estuary Problems With Piracy, Homelessness On Water Persist Amid Budget Woes
"In Oakland, you'll find this whole community of anchor-out boats that are illegally moored along the shoreline," Tom Horton said.
December 3, 2024
Last summer, Oakland made national and international news when so-called "pirates" moved into the estuary and began raiding boats stored in the local marinas.
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An effort made to remove them seemed to work, but now the pirates are back and the city's budget problems may mean they'll be there for some time to come.
Oakland's latest homelessness problem doesn't involve tents or trailers. They're called ADV's -- short for "abandoned and derelict vessels." Tom Horton with the East Bay Rowing Club says there are a lot of them on the Oakland side of the estuary right now.
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