Police, City Launch Major Oakland Estuary Cleanup, Crime Crackdown

Oakland removing 16 sunken boats linked to pollution, crime amid $3M estuary cleanup effort

Crews are working to remove 16 partially and fully sunken boats from the Oakland Estuary as part of a $3 million ongoing effort to address abandoned vessels that officials say threaten public safety, water quality and marine life.

Police, city launch major Oakland Estuary cleanup, crime crackdown

After years of complaints about abandoned boats, illegal anchor-outs and crime along the Oakland Estuary, the city is stepping up enforcement and removing dozens of derelict vessels from the water.

Major cleanup of Oakland Estuary begins along with crime crackdown

The Oakland Estuary is getting a long overdue cleanup following years of the waterway being increasingly crowded with anchor-outs and becoming a hotbed of crime and illegal activity. Da Lin reports.

Cleanup operations continue of sunken vessels in Oakland Estuary

Eight sunken or partially sunken boats have been removed from the Oakland Estuary since Wednesday as police and city officials continued enforcement actions that have been going on for months.

Abandoned boats hauled away from Oakland estuary with $3.2M

Oakland Police Chief James Beere said that the abandoned boat cleanup has resulted in arrests, and that a floating meth lab and assault weapons were also found during some of the cleanups.

Crews clean up derelict boats in San Francisco Bay

A massive cleanup took place Thursday morning in the Oakland Estuary.