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!

Boatbreakers Tackle Insurance Write-Offs and UK Wrecks
The sight of a neglected, damaged, or even sunken boat is a common one around the UK's waterways. For owners, a vessel with a repair bill that eclipses its value. A classic Constructive Total Loss (CTL) or insurance write-off can feel like a financial disaster. That's where we, the Boatbreakers, [...]
Posted: 14 October 2025
Why You Should Finally Say: “Scrap My Boat!”
If you’re reading this, chances are you have a boat that has reached the end of its useful life.
Posted: 2 October 2025
Hunter Duette 23 Removed from Thornham
Hunter Duette 23 from Thornham The Boat breakers team were in Thornham to remove a Hunter Duette yacht for her owner. The boat had been up for sale for a number of months and sadly there was just no interest. We had spoken to the owner a few months before [...]
Posted: 1 October 2025
Sunken Narrowboat Refloated and Recovered in London
The call came in concerning a narrowboat in a busy North London canal section that was dangerously listing.
Posted: 20 September 2025
Neglected Javelin 30 Collected from a Portsmouth Mooring
Neglected Javelin 30 in Portsmouth Harbour We were asked by an owner of a neglected Javelin 30 yacht to remove his boat from a mooring in Portsmouth Harbour. The boat wasn't in great condition and we believe the people who run the moorings had made it clear the boat needed [...]
Posted: 15 September 2025
Damaged Whaly Scrapped in Havant
This job for a local sailing club in Havant presented a unique challenge involving a modern casualty: a Whaly boat.
Posted: 10 September 2025
Abandoned Boat Cleared in Southampton
The Boat breaking team were asked by Shamrock Quay Marina (in Southampton) to remove and abandoned boat from the yard.
Posted: 5 September 2025
Stripped Achilles 24 Removed from Boatyard
The sight of the Achilles 24 being collected was a perfect illustration of an owner determined to maximise every last penny from his yacht.
Posted: 1 September 2025
Westerly Centaur Removed from Hythe Marina
The final voyage of the old Westerly Centaur was a short one, ending not with a splash of the sea, but the grinding gears of a low-loader truck.
Posted: 30 August 2025
Shetland Scrapped in Hemel Hempstead
This call-out to Hemel Hempstead was a classic case of a small boat becoming a big problem. The target was a diminutive red Shetland boat, perched precariously on a rusty trailer, which had been a permanent fixture on the owner’s driveway for a number of years.
Posted: 26 August 2025
Abandoned Boat Removal in Hamble
The Boat breakers team got the call from a yard along the Hamble River. An abandoned yacht needed to be removed from their boatyard.
Posted: 21 August 2025
Kingfisher 26 Yacht Recycling in Gosport
This abandoned Kingfisher 26 being collected from a boatyard in Gosport marked the end of a long, frustrating ordeal for the facility.
Posted: 17 August 2025