Welcome to the new Boatbreakers Site!
Welcome to the all new Boatbreakers website. We thought that it was time to freshen things up and help make it even easier for you to use.
A Busy 2019
It’s been an extremely busy year for us already in 2019 and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Boat breaking and abandoned boats are slowly creeping into people’s consciousness. More boats are becoming end of life and are being dumped into the country’s rivers, canals, harbours and beaches. This then means councils and taxpayers money is being used to clear up other people’s mess.
The public opinion and awareness of ocean plastics has been heightened in recent years so it’s only a matter of time before they realise abandoned boats are a big problem too. A big problem that is only going to get worse the longer it’s left.
Awareness of Boat Breaking
This year we are featuring on the second series of Scrap Kings and we are being contacted by journalists who want to do features on the growing issue of abandoned boats. The Queen’s Harbour Master in Portsmouth Harbour has also banned dead boats from being kept on moorings so this will soon force people’s hand in getting rid of their problem boats. All of these will hopefully help to raise the awareness of boat breaking and Boatbreakers in particular.
We are also looking into creating some t-shirts or merchandise to sell that will help fund the boat disposal process. So stay tuned for that too!
Scrap Calculator
If you have a boat that you think is end of life or is worth less than her mooring fees, try our Scrap Calculator to see what it costs for us to remove the boat and give you peace of mind.
Written By: Luke Edney
Luke completed a journalism degree in Brighton University and fortunately for us uses this in his communications, Facebook posts, Tweets and emails to tell all our enquirers and followers what we are up to. Without Luke we would be lost, he runs the office, keeps us organised and is like a terrier and never lets a tricky boat disposal job go un-photographed or Tweeted about.
He also manages all of our enquiries passing them to whoever in the team is the best suited to deal with it. We are teaching Luke how to drive a motorboat or sail a yacht so while he’s learning we suggest you keep out of the Solent!
When he’s not at work he’s a massive football fan (his Dad used to play for Portsmouth FC years ago) and seems to know everything there is to know about any player, anywhere. Next time you ring and he answers, think of a tricky football trivia question and ask him
Date Published: March 21, 2019
Last Modified: June 28, 2022
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