From the State Lands Commission:
The State Lands Commission has conducted the largest single-site commercial abandoned vessel abatement and site restoration action in its history.
Abandoned vessels have plagued waterways throughout the state for decades, but nowhere are they more concentrated than in the Delta. The abandoned vessels the Commission removed from the Sevenmile Slough area of the Delta, at a location known as the Skarry site, had been abandoned in the water for years, continued to deteriorate, and were a navigational hazard. They were highly visible, attracting scavengers and vandals and marring the serenity of this beautiful area…