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!

Boat Breakers Scrap Former German Lifeboat Hull Yacht
Boat breakers were out in Chichester Harbour this week to collect and scrap an old steel hull yacht. The yacht's steel hull was a former German lifeboat hull.
Posted: 10 December 2021
University of Portsmouth study on End-of-Life-Boat Disposal Awareness
At Boatbreakers we are always happy to help with anyone who is looking to research End-of-Life-Boats. Judy Hilton contacted us earlier this year as she was starting a Masters at the University of Portsmouth.
Posted: 9 December 2021
Two Dinghies Scrapped in Gloucestershire
The Boatbreakers team were out on the road again to scrap two old dinghies. This time the dinghies were in a sailing club on a reservoir in Gloucestershire.
Posted: 7 December 2021
Potential Scrap Boat Inspection Sunseeker Monterey 27

Posted: 7 December 2021
50 Year Old Shetland 535 Collected and Scrapped
Boatbreakers pride ourselves on covering the whole of the UK. In the last few weeks we have been from Inverness to Penzance. This time we were slightly closer to home to provide a boat disposal solution in Cambridgeshire.
Posted: 19 November 2021
Boatbreakers Sunken Yacht Salvage
The next boat on the list to collect is a Westerly Centaur that had sunk on her mooring. We believe that the yacht had lost one of her keels in the mud which caused her to sink.
Posted: 10 November 2021
Rotten Wooden Boat Breaking in Scotland
The Boatbreakers team made the long journey North to scrap a boat in Scotland. Our target was an old wooden yacht that had been built in a lane near Elgin.
Posted: 3 November 2021
Boat Breakers in Scotland
Our Boatbreakers will be journeying north of the wall. The Boatbreakers team will soon be heading to Scotland to scrap an old yacht.
Posted: 18 October 2021
Pair of Scrapped Jet Skis Collected
Insurance Write Off Jet Skis Boatbreakers are always busy collecting and disposing of end of life vessels. One of our most common collections are damaged jet skis. We regularly get asked by insurance companies to collect and dispose jet skis that have crashed. It often crosses our minds [...]
Posted: 13 October 2021
Moody 27 Yacht Disposal in Devon
Our most recent boat in to be scrapped was a Moody 27 Yacht which was collected from Darthaven Marina.
Posted: 1 October 2021
Abandoned Yacht in Bush Collection Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfd45w9mRFY The Boatbreakers team had an interesting collection recently. We were tasked with collecting an abandoned boat from a bush in Swanick. Luckily on the day the bushes had been chopped back to give us half a chance. As you can see from the video we sent [...]
Posted: 27 September 2021
Westerly Nomad Yacht Collected for Disposal from London
Westerly Nomad Collected for Disposal One of our latest jobs was to collect a Westerly Nomad from the Grand Union Canal. The yacht is not the sort of boat you would expect to find on the inland waterways. However there was no mast or rigging and she'd been converted [...]
Posted: 14 September 2021