Latest Scrap Boat: Written Off Humber Rib
This week we had a call to collect and dispose of a Humber Rib that had been involved in a road traffic accident. As you can see from the pictures after being knocked off of the trailer and dragged along the road the Rib isn’t in great shape. We are hoping we can salvage some parts from her including the outboard engine.
Before the accident, the boat belonged to the Guildford Sub Aqua Club BSAC 53. It was a fairly easy job to complete as the boat was being stored in their boat shed and could be easily winched onto our trailer then towed away.
Once the RIB got back to our yard in Portsmouth our team removed anything that was beyond repair to make it easier to ascertain what could be salvaged. We removed the engine straight away and got to work seeing if we could get any life out of it. If the engine can’t be fixed and re-used it will be broken down and sold for spares/parts.
We hope that the Guildford BSAC find themselves another Rib to be used by the club and we hope they appreciate the quick turnaround as we managed to get the boat collected from the first phone call in two days.
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: September 28, 2017
Last Modified: June 28, 2022
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