Scrap a Boat

Welcome to the Scrap a Boat archive. This is where you can see detailed accounts of the full boat disposal process, from the initial collection and salvage to the final responsible breaking and recycling.

Whether it’s a keel-less yacht, a submerged motorboat wreck, a fire-damaged vessel, or an osmosis-ridden cruiser, this section covers the diverse vessels and complex challenges the Boatbreakers team handles across the UK.

Derelict Boat Disposal in South Wales
Our Boat breaking team cover the whole of the UK. The vast majority of the boats we scrap come from along the south coast.
Posted: 1 September 2022
Abandoned Yacht in a Sailing Club
An abandoned yacht is a hot topic at the moment. The mainstream media has finally started to pick up on the issue and abandoned boats are finally starting to be talked about.
Posted: 29 July 2022
End of life boat disposal in West Sussex
Our Boat Disposal services cover the entire country, however it's always great to deal with local boats.
Posted: 27 July 2022
Boat Disposal for Owner Living Abroad
Last week the Boat breaking team had a local collection from Haslar Marina in Gosport.
Posted: 18 July 2022
Abandoned Boat Disposal from Southampton Docks
Abandoned boat disposal is becoming a more frequent job for Boatbreakers. Our Boat breaking team were back in Southampton Docks last week to remove more abandoned boats.
Posted: 20 June 2022
Pre-Stripped Boat Collected for Disposal
Not every boat that the Boatbreakers team collect will have any recoverable items. This is because a lot of the time the owners will strip out any of the valuable items.
Posted: 10 June 2022
Dinghy Disposal from a Garden in West Sussex
Our Boat Breaking team were out on the road again to collect a dinghy for disposal. The dinghy was located in a garden in East Grinstead (West Sussex).
Posted: 7 June 2022
Storm Damaged Boat Disposal in Winchester
Sometimes the boats we deal with are in perfect working order until an accident happens. This week the boat breaking team had another unfortunate boat to deal with.
Posted: 31 May 2022
Boat Disposal in Brighton
Boat Disposal in Brighton Our boat disposal collection team have removed a boat from Brighton Marina this week. The boat had been sat un-used on her mooring for a number of years. Her owner now lived abroad and wanted to escape the trappings of expensive mooring fees. When [...]
Posted: 26 May 2022
Scrap Dinghy Collected from the Cotswolds
This week the Boat disposal team were out on the road to collect a Dinghy from the Cotswolds.
Posted: 24 May 2022
Scrap Dufour Arpege Yacht Walk Around [Video]
Appraising a Dufour Arpege Sailing Yacht that is coming in for Disposal. The boat has been sat in the marina for a number of years and has fallen into disrepair.
Posted: 11 May 2022
505 Dinghy Scrapped from a Hampshire Farm
The Boat breaking team were in the countryside this week to collect an old 505 sailing dinghy. It had been kept for a number of years on a driveway of a house on a farm.
Posted: 11 May 2022