Luke Edney

Luke’s journey with us started over a decade ago in 2015, where he originally joined to write content and learn the industry ropes. Fast forward ten years, and he is now the Owner and Director of both Boatbreakers and Boat Scrapyard!

In that time, Luke has not only helped shape our online presence but also established Boatbreakers as the go-to authority for end-of-life boat solutions. His work has seen him featured in:

Multiple Marine Publications
BBC Radio
Four successful series of Scrap Kings on Quest
Mentions in the Daily Telegraph
Provide Boats/Props for Movies and TV including Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Paddington and Doctor Who.

Key Digital Contributions

A journalism graduate of Brighton University, Luke is the engine behind our highly successful digital platforms, including:

The popular Breaking Boats Blog.
The incredibly successful Boat Scrapyard Group, boasting over 60,000 members.
The Boatbreakers YouTube channel, which has amassed over 16,000 subscribers and more than 12 million total views!

Your First Point of Contact

Having helped thousands of boat owners recycle their end-of-life vessels and saved them thousands in the process, Luke remains the first point of contact for all incoming enquiries. He personally manages them through to conclusion, providing expert guidance every step of the way.

Luke is always happy to help with any enquiry, so please feel free to get in contact with him directly!

Pre-Stripped Boat Collected for Disposal
Not every boat that the Boatbreakers team collect will have any recoverable items. This is because a lot of the time the owners will strip out any of the valuable items.
Posted: 10 June 2022
Dinghy Disposal from a Garden in West Sussex
Our Boat Breaking team were out on the road again to collect a dinghy for disposal. The dinghy was located in a garden in East Grinstead (West Sussex).
Posted: 7 June 2022
Storm Damaged Boat Disposal in Winchester
Sometimes the boats we deal with are in perfect working order until an accident happens. This week the boat breaking team had another unfortunate boat to deal with.
Posted: 31 May 2022
Boat Disposal in Brighton
Boat Disposal in Brighton Our boat disposal collection team have removed a boat from Brighton Marina this week. The boat had been sat un-used on her mooring for a number of years. Her owner now lived abroad and wanted to escape the trappings of expensive mooring fees. When [...]
Posted: 26 May 2022
Scrap Dinghy Collected from the Cotswolds
This week the Boat disposal team were out on the road to collect a Dinghy from the Cotswolds.
Posted: 24 May 2022
Scrap Dufour Arpege Yacht Walk Around [Video]
Appraising a Dufour Arpege Sailing Yacht that is coming in for Disposal. The boat has been sat in the marina for a number of years and has fallen into disrepair.
Posted: 11 May 2022
505 Dinghy Scrapped from a Hampshire Farm
The Boat breaking team were in the countryside this week to collect an old 505 sailing dinghy. It had been kept for a number of years on a driveway of a house on a farm.
Posted: 11 May 2022
Salvage of a Small Sunken Fishing Boat in Gosport
Video of Boatbreakers Salvage of a Small Sunken Fishing Boat in Gosport
Posted: 20 April 2022
Double Westerly Yacht Breaking
Westerly Yachts seems to be like buses. You wait a while to scrap one and then two come along at once. Last week the Boatbreakers had two Westerly Yachts in for disposal.
Posted: 12 April 2022
Abandoned Boat Wrecks Collected From Southampton
Wreck Collection from Southampton Docks Our boat breaking team were busy locally this week collecting abandoned boat wrecks from the Southampton Docks. We were tasked to do so by the Associated British Ports. ABP have been proactive in dealing with the abandoned boats in the area. As Southampton [...]
Posted: 31 March 2022
Sailing Dinghy Disposal Season
As winter and early spring arrives it is a busy time for scrapping boats. As the start of the financial year in April approaches and marinas send out their storage bills, people look for other solutions.
Posted: 18 March 2022
Boat breaking in Northumberland for the National Trust
Do you have an old boat sat in the garden or in the back of a boat yard? If so just use our Scrap Calculator which will give you a free no obligation quote for boat disposal.
Posted: 17 March 2022