Scuttle, as a verb, also means to deliberately sink a ship or boat, to keep out of the hands of the enemy or to form a reef for instance:

from Merriam-Webster's

Main Entry: 3scuttle
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): scut·tled; scut·tling /'sk&t-li[ng], 'sk&-t&l-i[ng]/
Date: 1642
1 : to cut a hole through the bottom, deck, or side of (a ship); specifically : to sink or attempt to sink by making holes through the bottom
2 : DESTROY, WRECK; also : SCRAP 2