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 Scrapyard Group Hits 9000 Members
Boat Scrapyard our Facebook group reached another impressive milestone. At the time of writing we've just made it over 9000 members.
Posted: 4 August 2020
Atalanta 26 Classic Yacht In For Scrap
Atalanta 26 In For Scrap Last week the Boatbreakers team had a the sad job of disposing of a classic yacht. The Atalanta 26 had been written off by her insurance company after being damaged during a storm. She had been hit by a rogue Westerly project that [...]
Posted: 27 July 2020
Boat Disposal Options in Uncertain Times
Boat Disposal options for boat owners is becoming a more pressing concern. Boatbreakers have had a surprisingly busy summer period.
Posted: 27 July 2020
Our Boat Scrapyard Facebook Group
Lockdown in the UK During the Covid 19 Lockdown period in the UK our boat breaking enquiries rightly took a back seat. Our office staff were placed on Furlough to help get the business through a tough patch. All our potential work dried up over night in what would usually [...]
Posted: 26 June 2020
Boatbreakers Scrapheap Challenges
Scrapheap Challenges What happens to old boats? It isn’t something many boat owners ever think about. Why should they? It’s an issue even the marine industry has done its best to ignore. Until somebody comes to scrap their vessel with us at Boatbreakers many owners will think that like a car a boat has some scrap value. But this [...]
Posted: 3 April 2020
Boatbreakers and the COVID-19 Situation
The Boatbreaker team will be doing our best to keep ticking over during this difficult period. Our business is largely online so our team can work from home. But the collection of boats and selling of boat bits is sure to be affected. In these uncertain times with the world [...]
Posted: 19 March 2020
Boat Photography: Photography Showcase – Ali Ball
Recently we noticed some images being shared by Ali Ball of various sunken boats that he had photographed. We got in contact with Ali and he agreed to let us feature the images.
Posted: 5 March 2020
Boatbreakers Marine Industry News Articles
Marine Industry News Boatbreakers Features Boatbreakers was recently asked by Marine Industry News to feature in their daily email bulletins. After researching our team and realising that I (Luke) has a degree in journalism, life was made even easier as I was asked to write them. We sat [...]
Posted: 3 March 2020
FRP Ideas and Solutions for Recycling Fibre Reinforced Plastic
For Boatbreakers one of the biggest issues we are always conscious of is what to do with old Fibreglass. The majority of boats we recycle are made from FRP (Fibre Re-enforced Plastic).
Posted: 12 February 2020
International Maritime Organization Report on End of Life Boats
For a long time it had seemed to our Boatbreakers team that we were the only people talking about end of use boats.
Posted: 4 February 2020
Boot Dusseldorf 2020 Boatbreakers Roundup
Boatbreakers at Boot Dusseldorf Last weekend the Boatbreakers team visited the Boot Dusseldorf show in Germany. The Dusseldorf show is probably one of the largest boat shows in Europe if not the world. We knew that there was a limited chance of a large emphasis being put [...]
Posted: 24 January 2020
Mounted Boat Bow Section In Australia
Mounted Boat bow sections available from Boatbreakers. We always think the bow section of a recycled boat would make a great feature on a wall.
Posted: 22 January 2020