That said, I did think about it spawning derelict ships - but that just makes it annoying, doesn't it? A multi-step process to get the most resources out of it - first you scuttle, then you salvage the derelicts.
Maybe give a choice, when scuttling, to disassemble completely or leave the hull?
Anyway, the scenario of leaving some of my ships behind, tucked away somewhere to (hopefully) be picked up later, makes so much sense to me as an ingredient of a space adventure that it'll feel weird if I can't do it. Especially since I
can do that exact thing with cargo. Tying it in with scuttling seemed to me like the easiest way to add it.