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Rescuing a Sunken Newbridge Navigator in Emsworth Sunken boats always bring a unique set of challenges, but they also make for a memorable day on the job. Recently, the Boatbreakers team headed down to Emsworth to tackle a rather dramatic recovery: collecting a sunken Newbridge Navigator hull. A Sinking Story [...]

Clearing the Yard: Collecting a Stripped Sealine Speedboat Hull in Dorset Not every boat we collect comes ready for the water. Sometimes, a vessel's journey ends long before it reaches us, leaving behind a bare fiberglass shell and plenty of headaches for the owner. Recently, the Boatbreakers team headed down [...]

Rescuing a Beneteau Antares 620: Guernsey to the UK Mainland Every so often, a boat crosses our path that completely defies the scrapyard fate. Recently, the Boatbreakers team took on a unique cross-channel rescue: importing a pristine Beneteau Antares 620 fishing boat all the way from Guernsey. Unfortunately, the owner [...]

Boat Removal in Berkshire We’ve all been there: you start a project with the best of intentions, life gets in the way, and before you know it, a decade and a half has passed. That was precisely the story at a recent job in Reading. Specifically, the Boatbreakers team stepped [...]

Collecting a Long-Forgotten MacGregor 26 in Dorset Boat rescue missions rarely go entirely according to plan. And our latest collection in Dorset proved that a bit of ingenuity goes a long way when you are out in the field. MacGregor Stuck in a Field Our mission was to recover an [...]

Scrapping a Forgotten Westerly GK24 from a Portsmouth Yard Portsmouth boatyards hold plenty of hidden histories. But some vessels have clearly been left to weather the elements a little too long. That was certainly the case with our latest rescue mission: an old, unloved yacht resting quietly in a local [...]

Boatbreakers® collected a collision-damaged Chinook RIB hull from Calshot for an insurance write-off claim.

Boatbreakers® were in Kent to lift and collect a Macwester 27 yacht directly from a boat club with no lifting facilities for full recycling.

Boatbreakers® collected an abandoned Folksong 26 yacht from a Portland yard in Dorset recycling a classic boat with a rich history.

Boatbreakers® scrapped a fishing boat with soft decks in Portsmouth. We recycle unsafe boats rather than letting them end up abandoned.

Boatbreakers® tested whether salvaging a Dufour's Beta engine and winches on Hayling Island could fully cover its transport and disposal costs.

Boatbreakers® cut down topside fittings to transport and recycle a deep-keel Trapper yacht from North Shore Boatyard in Chichester Harbour.