Do you read?  There's no indication any crime was committed whatsoever (except for the boaters who are breaking the law).

Assuming the WW cites the appropriate legal precedents (very likely they haven't done any meaningful research):

"The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1946 that an aircraft flying over someone's property could be a violation of the Constitution's Takings Clause if it is "a direct and immediate interference with the enjoyment and use of the land.""

The boaters do not own the property on which they are parked.  In any case it is unclear if this drone activity would meet the precedent of "indication of immediate interference".

"According to Oregon's laws regarding unmanned aircraft systems, filming from a drone is only a violation of privacy if the person being filmed had a reasonable expectation of privacy and if nudity is involved or if the footage was filmed for the purpose of sexual arousal."

No indication any of these provisions were met.