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.

Elizabethan 29 Yacht Disposal
Our latest arrival at the Boatbreakers Boat Scrapyard was an Elizabethan 29 yacht. It was actually a boat that was supposed to come to us in March 2020 but Covid changed that plan.
Posted: 30 March 2021
Abandoned Yacht Disposal for Sailing Club
Our Boatbreakers team were back out on the water in Portsmouth Harbour last week. We had received a call from a local sailing club to ask us to remove an abandoned boat from their moorings.
Posted: 26 February 2021
Boat Disposal – Jaguar 25 Yacht
Our latest boat disposal collection was a Jaguar 25 Yacht. The boat was moored in Southsea Marina in Portsmouth.
Posted: 10 February 2021
Insurance Write off Fishing Boat from Scotland
Boatbreakers cover the whole of the UK and Ireland. We've spent many years plucking boats out of tricky coastal locations across the British Isles. End of life boat disposal always throws up logistical challenges as the boats are usually damaged or wrecked.
Posted: 29 January 2021
Insurance write off Vindo 32 Yacht
It's always a shame to see nice boats coming in to the yard for disposal. The latest boat to come into the scrapyard was a Vindo 32. The Vindo yacht had been written off by the insurance company as the costs of repair outweighed the value of the boat.
Posted: 20 November 2020
Scrap Seamaster 20 From Suffolk
Our latest scrap boat in for disposal was a Seamaster 20 river boat from a yard in Suffolk. The boat was out of the water for years.
Posted: 20 October 2020
Prelude 19 Scrap Yacht Collection
Our Boatbreakers team was back out in the local area this week to remove a small yacht from Hardway in Gosport. The boat was a small Prelude 19 Yacht.
Posted: 14 October 2020
Wrecked Boat Collection From Gosport Park
Boat Collection From Local Park The Boatbreakers team didn't have far to travel for the latest scrap boat collection. A high and dry boat was collected this week from just down the road in a local Park. It's been a long time coming but the Boatbreakers team finally got our [...]
Posted: 9 October 2020
Old Mirror Offshore Yacht Disposal in Netley
Our Boatbreakers team were out on the road again last week, this time not far from home in Netley
Posted: 30 September 2020
Atalanta 26 Classic Yacht In For Scrap
Atalanta 26 In For Scrap Last week the Boatbreakers team had a the sad job of disposing of a classic yacht. The Atalanta 26 had been written off by her insurance company after being damaged during a storm. She had been hit by a rogue Westerly project that [...]
Posted: 27 July 2020
Boat Disposal Options in Uncertain Times
Boat Disposal options for boat owners is becoming a more pressing concern. Boatbreakers have had a surprisingly busy summer period.
Posted: 27 July 2020
Dawncraft 25 Collection From Oxford
The Boatbreakers team had a trip to Oxford last week. This time it was to collect an end of life Dawncraft 25 river cruiser.
Posted: 16 December 2019