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After “pirate” crime wave, boaters fear sweep of Oakland estuary will leave them with nowhere to go

In recent weeks, abandoned vessels in the Oakland estuary — a calm, narrow waterway separating Oakland and Alameda — have been tagged by Oakland’s Marine Patrol unit and given a …

Oakland estuary pirates symptom of broader Bay challenges

by Milton Acorn

In one of the first public meetings since the Alameda boating community raised the alarm over a “pirate” crime wave in the Oakland Estuary, the state agency in charge of …