From shipwrecks to sunken sailboats to pirate attacks, the shoreline around the Oakland estuary is seeing a new level of violence that's leaving the area torn up and trashed.
"I've heard it's gotten to the point of near fist fights on docks," said former Harbor Master Brock de Lappe.RELATED:"We're talking about piracy," de Lappe said. "People who are living aboard marinas are being terrorized by these elements coming in at night in small dinghies."
Oakland police are not providing the I-Team with any specific data, but De Lappe says over the past few months pirates have been attacking vessels at five different locations along the channel - including Jack London Square, the Jack London Square Aquatic Center, the Estuary Channel west of the Bayside Hotel, Union Point Park West, Union Point Park East.
"Our plan is to increase the level of Coast Guard law enforcement presence in the estuary at random times throughout the day," Cpt. Lam said."They take things that are easily fenced, outboard motors, radios," said De Lappe. "In the case of the boat stolen out of the embarcadero cove marina, they found firearms. It's not a good situation.""There has to be justice," Thao said.
"The problem has grown tremendously where our youngsters cannot even freely get out and sail or row their boat," said Gallo. "We're trying to address that here with the Oakland Police Department, we don't have a boating operation."This is where the U.S. Coast Guard comes in. Cpt. Lam says there are multiple types of vessels that would be used in situations like this - including a 45-foot response boat the Coast Guard would deploy to help local agencies.
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