Swansong for Scrap Skipper 17
The Boat breaking team were local this week to collect a yacht from Emsworth. We had received a call from an owner who needed his Skipper 17 removed from Chichester Harbour.
Boat Scrapyard Community Reaches 28,000 Members
The Boat Scrapyard group on Facebook has surpassed 28,000 Members. Since we got to 25,000 members a month ago the group has started to snowball.
Neglected Boat Thick With Coral-like Tube Worm
The Boatbreakers team have been busy at the turn of the new year collecting neglected boats. Our first batch have come out of the River Itchen in Southampton.
Clearing Abandoned Boats from the River Itchen
Our Boat breakers team have been tasked with removing three abandoned boats from the River Itchen.
Boat Recyclers in 2022
The Boatbreakers team anticipate a busy year for our boat recyclers in 2022.
Boat Scrapyard Group Hits 25,000 Members
Our Boat Scrapyard Group on Facebook has gone past 25,000 members. When the group was created back in March 2020 we had no clue that it would grow so well.
Are you paying to store an old boat? Boat breaking could be the answer.
Are you paying to store an old boat? Boat breaking could be the answer.
Boat breaking in 2022
Boat Breaking in 2022 After two years with disturbances and lockdowns due to Covid, 2022 looks set to be a busy year for boat breaking. In a usual year January to April is our scrap season. This is simply because [...]
Boat Breakers Scrap Former German Lifeboat Hull Yacht
Boat breakers were out in Chichester Harbour this week to collect and scrap an old steel hull yacht. The yacht's steel hull was a former German lifeboat hull.
University of Portsmouth study on End-of-Life-Boat Disposal Awareness
At Boatbreakers we are always happy to help with anyone who is looking to research End-of-Life-Boats. Judy Hilton contacted us earlier this year as she was starting a Masters at the University of Portsmouth.
Two Dinghies Scrapped in Gloucestershire
The Boatbreakers team were out on the road again to scrap two old dinghies. This time the dinghies were in a sailing club on a reservoir in Gloucestershire.
