Articles
Derelict Boats Appearing in Gosport Park
Boatbreakers team surrounded by derelict boats. If it's not dealing with derelict boats at work it's seeing them in our spare time.
October 2019
Boatbreakers and the Future of Boat Demolition
Last week the Boatbreakers team hosted representatives of a number of governing bodies in the marine industry.
September 2019
Looking to the Future of Boat Disposal
The problem of end-of-life boats is happening whether we like it or not. If we choose not to acknowledge them it will still be a problem all the same.
July 2019
Featured Article “Repurposing Fiberglass Boats”
At Boatbreakers we are always looking to support research and news ideas for the re-use of end of life fibreglass. We were recently contacted by an architecture student Marion Delaporte. Marion who is from Luxembourg is studying in London [...]
May 2019
Danger of Old Fibreglass Boats
At Boatbreakers we dispose of hundreds of end-of-life boats every year. The majority of the boats we have into the boat scrapyard are older boats that are well beyond economical repair.
How The Boat Sales Process Led To The Boatbreakers Idea
At Boatbreakers we often get asked the question, 'What made you start boat breaking?'. The best person to talk through the reasons is our Director Steve Frankland. Boatbreakers was his brainchild so we sat down and discussed what led [...]
Boat Disposal A Personal Approach In The UK
Boat Disposal is a growing issue. At Boatbreakers we like to think we offer a personal approach to boat disposal in the UK. For many boat owners deciding to dispose of their end of life boat can be a tough decision.
April 2019
Yacht Wrecks On The Rise Across the UK
Yacht Wrecks littering beaches, harbours, rivers and canals have become commonplace across the UK. With yachts losing any value they had people can quite simply wash their hands of the boat. Within a mile of our Boatbreakers yard in Portsmouth, [...]
November 2018
Boat Graveyard in Bermuda
Our team found this video of abandoned boats in a Bermudan Boat Graveyard on Youtube. Whilst the video is a fairly short one it shows a worrying image of how many boat yards will end up looking if boats are left abandoned by their owners.
American Problem With Abandoned Boats
American Problem With Abandoned Boats, By Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter.