Cargo Crates are a range of treasure items in Sea of Thieves that are primarily associated the Merchant AllianceTrading Company. Payment for these items will vary depending on the condition and timeliness of the delivery. Cargo Crates are either ordered through Cargo Run voyages, or found beached on islands. Each crate has a delivery address on it with Crates tied to Voyages or Quests requiring to be sold within a time limit. The current date and time can be tracked with the Pocket Watch.
Fragile bottles of every Pirate's favorite drink. The bottles can form cracks from the slightest jumps. Try to keep the Ship from crashing or combat while transporting these Crates!
Strong stuff that might turn you green if you’re not careful! The bottles can form cracks from the slightest jumps. Try to keep the Ship from crashing or combat while transporting these Crates!
Inky blackness is not just the colour of these bottles. It might also be all you remember after drinking them! The bottles can form cracks from the slightest jumps. Try to keep the Ship from crashing or combat while transporting these Crates!
A drop of this amber nectar is worth its weight in gold! The bottles can form cracks from the slightest jumps. Try to keep the Ship from crashing or combat while transporting these Crates!
Cargo Value and Degradation
Cargo will deteriorate in value as it degrades in quality due to damage or improper storage, with no way to reverse the effects. The quality is divided into four stages, with any damage adding the following descriptor to the name:
Cargo Type
Perfect Condition
Lightly Damaged
Badly Damaged
Destroyed
Plants
n/a
Parched
Wilted
Shriveled
Cloth
n/a
Wet
Soaked
Waterlogged
Rum Bottles
n/a
Cracked
Splintered
Smashed
On Time Deliveries
The gold rewards for the different states of the Crates are as follows, all non-smuggler cargo has the same values:
On-Time Deliveries
Condition
Regular Cargo
Devil's Roar Cargo
High-Value Cargo
High-Value Devil's Roar Cargo
Perfect Condition
700
1,400
1,640 - 1,660
1,970 - 1,990
Lightly Damaged
500
1,000
1,170 - 1,190
1,400 - 1,420
Badly Damaged
300
600
700 - 720
840 - 860
Destroyed
100
200
230 - 250
270 - 290
Late Deliveries
In addition, any cargo deemed to be late will have it's value further reduced:
Late Deliveries
Condition
Regular Cargo
Devil's Roar Cargo
High-Value Cargo
High-Value Devil's Roar Cargo
Perfect Condition
350
700
820 - 830
985 - 995
Lightly Damaged
250
500
585 - 595
700 - 710
Badly Damaged
150
300
350 - 360
420 - 430
Destroyed
50
100
115 - 125
135 - 145
Smugglers' Cargo Deliveries
Smugglers' Cargo consists only of rums which cannot be delivered late:
Smuggler's Cargo
Condition
Floral Fate Rum
Dark Demise Rum
Golden Greed Rum
Perfect Condition
2,000 - 2,600
9,000 - 9,600
13,000 - 13,600
Cracked
1,800 - 2,400
8,800 - 9,400
12,800 - 13,400
Splintered
1,600 - 2,200
8,600 - 9,200
12,600 - 13,200
Smashed
1,400 - 2,000
8,400 - 9,000
12,400 - 13,000
Bugs
The Cargo Crates found beached on Islands have been found to be especially buggy, as sometimes they have no discernible Delivery Address, the Address is to a place that does not exist or the Addressee refuses to pay for the Goods.
Merchant Alliance Trading Company. Payment for these items will vary depending on the condition and timeliness of the delivery. Cargo Crates are either ordered through Cargo Run voyages, or found beached on islands. Each crate has a delivery address on it with Crates tied to Voyages or Quests requiring to be sold within a time limit. The current date and time can be tracked with the Pocket Watch.
Smugglers' League Trading Company that can be found during A Smugglers' Route Run voyages, in Smugglers' Caches, onboard Skeleton Ships and Shipwrecks. Unlike other forms of Cargo there is no time limit for delivery and only crates obtained through voyages have a specific delivery destination.
