Aircraft fuselages being shipped on a boat Earlier this morning, my wife and I were down by the docks in Southampton (UK), watching cruise-liners move about with our binoculars. Whilst panning around, we noticed two old aircraft bodies (/fuselages - are the terms interchangeable?) on a large trailer, looking like they were waiting to be loaded onto a cargo vessel.

They had the wings, tail &amp; nose removed, but the cavities that this exposes had been covered by yellow maintenance covers. I can't imagine they are simply being scrapped if the innards were protected like this.

So, I imagine they are being shipped somewhere for spares, is this trade a regular thing, and we just don't normally see it?
The aircraft you saw was N733UK (not Z733UK). It's a Boeing 737-300, most recently operated by European Aviation Group, and before that by easyJet  and bmibaby. It was stored at Bournemouth Airport in 2015 and subsequently dismantled.
This site suggests it's on its way to China to be used for training.
https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/boeing-737-300-n733uk-european-aviation-group/rovlz3