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.
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A little Skipper 17 presented an interesting morning for the team last week. She had been on the owner's drive for a number of years and sadly he had passed away.
Posted: 2 July 2025
Boatbreakers had another marine recycling and boat disposal mission to arrange. This time it was a rotten wooden fishing boat in Portsmouth Harbour.
Posted: 2 July 2025
Laser Dinghies were like buses for the Boatbreakers team. We waited for one to come in and then two came along at once. Although from different areas of the country.
Posted: 24 June 2025
The Boat breakers marine recycling team were in Eastbourne to remove a Trintella 1a Yacht for disposal.
Posted: 15 June 2025
Abandoned boats are a sad reality for the boating community across the UK. One of our latest collections was sadly an abandoned boat close to home in Gosport.
Posted: 12 June 2025
An old Colvic UFO 27 landed in the boat scrapyard after being collected from a yard in Chatham.
Posted: 10 June 2025
The Boat breaking team were out on the road again to collect a Topper Topaz dinghy from the side of a house.
Posted: 7 June 2025
Our Marine recycling and boat disposal team were in Southsea to collect an old Wilson Flyer for scrap.
Posted: 5 June 2025
Our boat disposal team were in Netley to remove a GP14 sailing dinghy. We always enjoy a dinghy collection as the loading process is usually a hands on affair.
Posted: 1 June 2025
Storm Damaged Boat Collection Our Boat breakers collection team were in South Wales to remove a storm damaged fishing boat. She was on a road safe trailer but her owner wanted to retain this. So like many small boat collections we had to unload the boat and then reload it [...]
Posted: 28 May 2025
Our marine recycling and boat disposal team had a local collection for a Searider 25. The yacht was on a mooring near Titchfield Haven which is a popular bird watching reserve.
Posted: 20 May 2025
One of our latest collections was a storm damaged Quicksilver in Devon. The boat was at a property in Dawlish.
Posted: 12 May 2025
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