Boat declared a wreck and dismantled after sinking in Newquay Harbour

Tuesday, 9 December 2025 17:08

Picture Credit: Bob Quinn

A boat which sank in Newquay Harbour is being dismantled after Cornwall Council said its owners failed to comply with a request to move the vessel.

Cornwall Council says the former motor fishing vessel Ros Min arrived at South Quay in mid-November, with its owners telling harbour staff they intended to leave on the next favourable spring tide. When the vessel remained in place, the Harbour Master issued a legal notice instructing the owners to remove it.

The council said the notice was not followed and, with poor weather forecast, harbour staff and contractors removed oil and diesel from the vessel as a precaution.

The boat was damaged during stormy weather on Friday 5 December and sank, with debris collected from the harbour over the weekend.

Christopher Jones, Cornwall Council’s maritime manager, said the vessel was now considered a wreck. “We have exercised our powers in an emergency and taken possession of the vessel. We are now in the process of raising, removing and disposing of the vessel,” he said.

Luke Rogers, chairman of Cornwall Harbours Board, said: “Newquay’s harbour team have worked swiftly to remove this vessel and minimise pollution. The cost of removing and disposing of the vessel will be passed on to the owners.”

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