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® Information
Boatbreakers® may soon be involved in a British/French study in disposing of end of life boats. We were asked to write some text outlining what it is we do as a busniness. Whilst we wait to hear if the study will get the official go ahead we think the information in the statement might be interesting to read.
Posted: 12 April 2017
Abandoned Boat on Eastney Beach
In 2015 we were contacted by a local marina that had a boat on a mooring which was in a sorry state. It was a catamaran that had clearly been neglected by her owners who had subsequently stopped paying their mooring fees.
Posted: 22 February 2017
Boatbreakers® Costs to Consider
A common question we get asked it why we have to charge you the customer to scrap your boat. First of all, there are times where we can take boats on free of charge if they have recoverable items we can recover our costs from. But back to the question, the answer is simply that there are costs that we can't avoid, and neither could you if you followed the same process we do.
Posted: 24 January 2017
Merry Christmas From Boatbreakers®
From everyone at Boatbreakers® we wish all of our former and future customers a very Merry Christmas and a happy 2017.
Posted: 20 December 2016
Abandoned Boats
As I was writing this post we actually had a fresh enquiry in that was exactly what this post is about. A boat in a marina near London has clearly been left un-maintained for too long and has now started to sink. This has made a tricky boat removal even trickier as now the boat has to be pumped out and re-floated.
Posted: 29 November 2016
By Appointment Only
At our Boatbreakers® yard in Portsmouth we are happy for customers to come in and purchase all manner of boat bits. However we must stress that this is by appointment only
Posted: 31 October 2016
Stolen Boats
Boatbreakers® are happy to support Stolenboats.org.uk which is a site set up to help highlight the problem of boat and marine equipment theft across the UK using data from the Police databases or Insurance companies.
Posted: 25 October 2016
Old Charts Wanted!
Our friends at The LightHouse have asked us to put out a request for any old charts that you may have. They're looking for old nautical charts that they can use to be transformed into stunning works of art with integrated lighting systems.
Posted: 27 September 2016
Boatbreakers Movie Star Boat
As mentioned on our @boatbreakers Twitter feed there will soon be one of our old boats featuring in a movie. The film is Free Fire, which is a all action shoot'em up beaten two gangs in an abandoned warehouse.
Posted: 22 September 2016
Challenges of Scrapping Larger Boats
At Boatbreakers® our aim it to be able to dispose of any boat of any size in a responsible way. We are also always trying to keep the process cost effective.
Posted: 15 September 2016
Our New Work Boat!
The Boatbreakers® team have made an exciting addition to the team this week with the arrival of our new work boat "Solent Spray". She is a Mitchell 22 Sea Angler in perfect condition.
Posted: 25 August 2016
Yacht Mould Chop
The latest job for our team at Boatbreakers® was an on site yacht mould disposal in Marchwood. We got the call from the owners of the mould and we arranged a site visit to gauge whether we could transport the mould to our yard or if we'd have to chop the mould on site.
Posted: 23 August 2016