Cargo Ship

Cargo Ship
Type	Aquatic Heist
Cash Obtainable	3000-4000 per crate robbed (up to two max) for Criminals 470-642 per crate dropped in the water for Police officers
Location	Ocean
Availability	~16 minutes in public servers ~18 minutes in private servers
Requirement	Aerial vehicle with a rope
Release Date	June 7, 2020

The Cargo Ship is a moving heist and is the 10th heist to be added into Jailbreak, and was added in the Cargo Ship update. This is the first heist to take place on the water and the first heist to require a specific type of vehicle.

Overview

To rob the Cargo Ship, players are required to get any aerial vehicles containing a rope and fly to the ship, and have the rope remain in contact with a cargo crate for around 1.3-2 seconds to latch onto the crate. Dropping the crate into the water will cause it to despawn, making the player lose the crate.

However, robbing the Cargo Ship is further complicated with the AA Turrets mounted on the ship, one on the bow and one on top of the superstructure. These turrets fire explosive projectiles at a player's vehicle, which can damage the player and disable the aerial vehicle they're in. Players must avoid getting hit by the rockets as much as they can while grabbing the crates with the rope, or risk the aircraft being disabled, possibly losing the crate in the process or getting shot and killed by the turrets.

Once a crate has been stolen, it can be dropped off at a warehouse near the Crime Port. If players jump inside the warehouse, they will take fatal damage and die. Criminals can rob two cargo crates per Cargo Ship. Attempting to collect and rob more than 2 crates will not give the player any money, and the crate will simply disappear.

Police officers can also "rob" the Cargo Ship, but in a more unusual manner. They must pick up a crate, just as criminals do, but instead of dropping it in the warehouse, police must drop the crate into the water to receive cash. This will result in a "robbery protection" bonus, in a similar manner as the Passenger Train. Police have no limit on how many crates they can drop into the ocean. However, after dropping 2 crates, they will also not receive cash. If a Police officer tries to drop a crate into the Crime Port warehouse, they will earn no money and the crate will dissapear.

After the Challenger was added in the 5 Days of Vehicles Update, Badimo buffed the Cargo Ship payout by 25% for criminals and Police officers. The Cargo Ship's payout was then doubled in the Season 4 Mid-Season Update, but it spawns half as often. However, in Season 20, the Cargo Ship robbery reward was halved, now giving $3000-4000 per crate. Police that drop crates into the water still get the same amount.

Path

As this is a moving robbery, it will follow a path predetermined by the developers. This path may have changed over the course of this robbery's existence in Jailbreak.

The Cargo Ship enters the map near the Military Base and sails across the ocean around the eastern coast of Jailbreak. It blows its horn when it passes the Bounty Bridge, Bounty Bay Airport and the Bounty Island. Shortly after passing Bounty Island, it floats out of the map boundary before despawning close to the Prison mountains.

In the Fall 2023 Update, the path was changed to allow the ship to enter and exit the map quicker.

Robbing Process

Flying towards the Cargo Ship

Players must obtain an aerial vehicle, whether that being a helicopter, UFO, or Escape Bot. and fly towards the Cargo Ship. When players hear a loud horn, it means the ship is inbound, although it might already be within the map or on its way out, making it harder to keep track of where it might be. Although, after the Return of 5 Days of Vehicles Update, there is always a marker for player to locate the position of the ship. The ship fires missiles at players directly, which must be avoided. It spawns behind an island located in the ocean; players can find it if they fly straight from the entrance of the Volcano Criminal Base and look on their left.

Picking up a Container

By using an aircraft's rope, the end of the rope must make contact with the container. The process is automatic, although not instant, as the rope must keep contact with the container for more than a second while the boat is moving. Players must pay attention to missiles, as they can deal a significant amount of damage to the player's health and can disable aircraft.

Delivery

After grabbing the crate, fly the aircraft to the warehouse near the Crime Port, where players can drop the container inside and redeem their money. To drop the container, players need to either retract the rope up or lower the aircraft into the warehouse, but the second option is risky as going too far down can result in the player taking damage. Then, if the player chooses to, they can return to the Cargo Ship to repeat the process and collect a second cargo crate.

Police

For Police officers, the process is relatively the same, but instead of delivering the container to the warehouse, they only need to drop it into the water. The crate will disappear and they will receive 10% of a criminal's payout. This process is just as difficult for Police because the Cargo Ship shoots at all players regardless of team. The reward gained is substantially worse than robbing it as a criminal. Just like criminals, police can only drop 2 crates into the water before they stop getting rewarded.

Note: The Stunt, Jet, Crew Capsule, Drone, Celsior, and Bionic cannot be used to rob the Cargo Ship, as they lack the rope needed to pick up the crates.

Cash Amounts

In the Season 20 Update, all cash amounts were halved for criminals.

Criminals

After Season 20 Update	After July 2021	Between July 2020 and July 2021	Before July 2020 and Original
2800-3200 (Default)	2,750-3,200 (Default)	2,250-2,700 (Default)
6,324-7,417 (Bigger Duffel Bag)	3,162-3,679 (Bigger Duffel Bag)	2,587-3,104 (Bigger Duffel Bag)
6,600-7,740 (VIP)	3,300-3,840 (VIP)	2,700-3,240 (VIP)
7,590-8,900 (VIP and Bigger Duffel Bag)	3,790-4,410 (VIP and Bigger Duffel Bag)	3,104-3,724 (VIP and Bigger Duffel Bag)

Police

• 470-500 (Default)
• 504-536 (Bigger Duffel Bag)
• 584-600 (VIP Gamepass)
• 604-642 (VIP and Bigger Duffel Bag)

Tips and Tricks

• Try your best to not get shot down by the AA Turrets. Getting shot down by the turret will disable the aircraft, retracting the rope and making the container disappear in the water. This will also leave you severely vulnerable to being hit by more missiles, as you're far slower in the water. It is necessary to dodge the turrets as much as possible.
• After getting a container, get out of range of the AA Turrets as fast as possible so that they will stop firing at you. If using the Black Hawk, its speed can help you evade the incoming missiles. If using the Little Bird, its smaller size can make it easier to avoid getting hit by the missiles.
• Try to rob the Cargo Ship with multiple Criminals together. It will make it more challenging for the AA Turrets to target you.
  • As a caveat, the airspace will be more cluttered by the amount of aircraft trying to obtain crates.
• Collecting a crate is easier if players move with the Cargo Ship as it travels across the water.
• Avoid carrying passengers while attempting to rob the Cargo Ship. As asimo3089 said in a tweet, if a helicopter carries two or more players, the two turrets will aim at that helicopter as they are limited to aim at only one player at once.
• Avoid contact with the sides of the ship with the rope as there is a chance the vehicle will get stuck and will give the turrets an opening to kill you.
• It is not recommended to follow the Cargo Ship when it is outside the boundaries of the map, as players will start losing health rapidly if they fly too far away from the map.
• Shoot down Police that have helicopters. If a criminal does not shoot down police helicopters, they can steal their crates and throw them in the water.
• Use the Little Bird or Escape Bot whenever possible to minimize the chances of the turrets hitting you helicopter.
  • The Little Bird is faster, smaller, and easier to access than the normal helicopter, and is cheaper than the Black Hawk, and is able to dodge the rockets easily due to its small size. If you use the Black Hawk, its speed can be helpful for quick getaways, but its large size makes it more prone for rockets to hit it. The Helicopter has too low of a top speed for quick getaways. The Little Bird has a speed between these two helicopters while being smaller, and is a good balance between the two.
• It's recommended to try to attach the rope to the end of the container. This makes it easier for the container to come off the Cargo Ship while also maximizing the payout.
• If the Cargo Ship is nearly out of bounds but you still want to rob it twice, grab a container and drop it somewhere discreet (so it won't get stolen) on land (so it won't disappear). Grab another crate, drop it into the warehouse, then go back to the place you left your first container. Pick it up and deliver it to the warehouse as well. Cargo containers don't despawn very quickly, but it is still best to do this procedure swiftly to prevent the crate disappearing or being found and stolen.
• If someone owns the Delorean, they can distract the Cargo Ship's turrets while the other criminals get the cargo containers.
  • The Delorean is useful because it can easily reach the Cargo Ship since it can drive on water, but you aren't able to grab any crates since the Deloran lacks any rope.
    • Theoretically, the Tow Truck can rob the Cargo Ship since it does have the same rope used in aircraft. However you would need to somehow get it on and off the Cargo Ship and then somehow drop the crate into the warehouse.
• Something important to remember is that if you are carrying a crate when the Cargo Ship leaves the map and despawns, the crate will lose all of its value and won't reward any money when deposited.

Notification

• "CRIME BOSS ALERT: The Cargo Ship is about to open" (Featuring the Cargo Ship robbery icon, appears for BOSS Gamepass owners)
• "ROBBERY ALERT: The Cargo Ship is open" (Featuring the Cargo Ship robbery icon)
• "Crime Boss Alert: New robberies opening" (featuring the Cargo Train, Tomb and Cargo Ship robbery icons) (Notifies the player who has the BOSS Gamepass. Removed)
• "Robbery Alert: New robberies open now" (featuring the Cargo Train, Tomb and Cargo Ship robbery icons) (Notifies the player who doesn't have the BOSS Gamepass. Removed)
• "The Cargo Train, Tomb, and Cargo Ship will open next. BOSS's learn this before everyone else!" (Notifies the player who has the BOSS Gamepass. Removed)
• "The Cargo Ship is coming!" (Notifies the player who has the BOSS Gamepass. Removed)

Galleries

Visual gallery

• Main
• Teaser
• Others

Cargo Ship

The current images of the Cargo Ship.

The front view of the Cargo Ship.

The side view of the Cargo Ship.

The Cargo Ship entering the map during a rainstorm.

A distinct view of the Cargo Ship leaving the map.

The rear view of the Cargo Ship.

The Cargo Ship viewed from the main highway at the start of its trip.

The Cargo Ship slowly nearing the end of its trip.

The Cargo Ship on the final stretch of its route, passing near the Bounty Island.

A rare glitch of two Cargo Ships appearing simultaneously. This photo was taken from @PRO_ROBLOXDEV on Twitter.

Turret

The images of the Cargo Ship's turret.

The turret on top of the Cargo Ship.

The Turret on the front end of the Cargo Ship.

A rocket launched from the turrets.

Crates

The images of the Cargo Ship's crates.

A cargo crate.

A cargo crate at night.

A transparent image of a cargo crate.

A stack of cargo crates.

The teasers of the Cargo Ship prior to release.

The Little Bird carrying a crate from the Cargo Ship robbery.

Jailbreak - Cargo Ship Helicopter Robbery

The teaser video of the Cargo Ship robbery.

Route

The old Cargo Ship route across the map.

The white line shows the old route the cargo ship takes. The ship entered the map near the Jetpack spawn, and exited near the Bounty Island.

Drop-off

The Crime Port Warehouse robbery marker.

The icon that appears when approaching the Crime Port Warehouse with the crate.

Silhouette

The Cargo Ship's silhouette.

The silhouette that hinted at a Cargo Ship robbery. The silhouette can still be seen despite the robbery's addition.

Notifications

The notifications featuring the Cargo Ship.

A popup that appears when the Cargo Ship has entered the map.

Thumbnails

The thumbnails featuring the Cargo Ship.

A render of the Cargo Ship by Smore on Twitter. (used in update thumbnail)

The Cargo Ship featured on the update's thumbnail.

Audio Gallery

Robbery With Violence by Thierry Caroubi
The Cargo Ship shooting its rockets/missiles.
The horn sound that plays when the Cargo Ship has entered/exited the map.
The Cargo Ship alarm.

Trivia

• After the Oceans/Ships Live Update, a 2D silhouette of a Cargo Ship appeared, slowly moving in the ocean on the boundaries of the map, which led to many speculations that this was going to turn into a robbery.
  • Even after the release of the heist, the silhouette can still be seen in-game.
• The crates do not have collision when they are on the ship, meaning that they can be walked through. This is shown as a collected crate can go through other crates when it is latched onto an aircraft's rope
• Unlike other robberies, criminals can rob the Cargo Ship twice, meaning if they rob it twice, they can get a total of about 11,000 - 17,800.
  • This is changed in Season 20 update. Nowadays, players can only get up to 8,000.
• Behind the Cargo Ship's tower, there are two green buttons, which currently have no purpose and cannot be interacted with. Many thought these buttons could be used to deactivate the turrets, though this was confirmed to be false.
• As asimo3089 once said, the Cargo Ship's trip always starts near the wind turbines near the Pirate Hideaway.
  • This is no longer the case, as it currently spawns off the coast of the Lighthouse and travels down the eastern border of the map.
  • There is a bug that causes the Cargo Ship to spawn facing the wrong way. Once its pathing is activated, it will slowly turn around to correct itself.
• The shooting and explosion sounds of the rocket in the Cargo Ship shares the same sound with the Rocket Launcher.
• On the final day of the 5 Days of Vehicles update, the cash reward for successfully robbing the Cargo Ship was buffed by 25%. And was buffed again in the Season 4 Mid-Season Update.
• The developers once said the Cargo Ship will never go through the Bounty Bridge and dock at the Crime Port.
  • There is a smaller version of the Cargo Ship that is docked at the port, however it is a static object and cannot be robbed.
  • This is most likely due to speculation from many players, though also likely so that players could not damaged by the turrets by simply being too close to the ship on land.
    • The turrets can still damage you if you are on land, but are easier to dodge.
• The Cargo Ship uses the same water particle as the Jet Ski and Cruiser, though it is much larger than the aforementioned two.
• As of December 2020, the Cargo Ship, Passenger Train, and Bank Truck are the only robberies Police can rob in the name of “Robbery Protection."
• It is possible to survive standing on the Cargo Ship, either by sitting behind the control tower on the back of the ship, hiding inside the crates, or standing on top of the turret at the very front of the ship. Doing the third option will result in the turret repeatedly firing towards the sky.
• For some reason, the police can also get shot by the Ship's AA Turrets, even though they are protecting the robbery.
  • It may be because the AA Turrets on the ship cannot differentiate between Criminals stealing the crates and Police trying to secure them.
• If the Cargo Ship despawn from the map and you still have the container on your rope, any container that you deliver will not give you money. Also, if you have the robbery markers and music options turned on, the Cargo Ship soundtrack will not stop playing (it will even repeat several times) and the warehouse robbery marker will remain on your screen even though you do not have a container. The only way to fix this is to wait for the Cargo Ship to spawn and rob it again.
  • However, if you pick up a container after the Cargo Ship despawns, neither the music nor the warehouse robbery marker will sound and appear. The container will still not give you money.
• In early January 2021, the Cargo Ship was essentially impossible to rob, because when a player took a container, it disappeared, not allowing players to turn in crates to the warehouse or drop it into the ocean and receive cash. About 2 weeks later, the glitch was fixed, however, it came back for a short time until it was officially patched.
• The Cargo Ship can damage land vehicles and disable them.
• The Cargo Ship is the largest vehicle in the game, being larger than entire heists. It is so large, in fact, that its length is longer than that of the Rising City Bank's height. It is also taller than the tallest building in the Rising City, which used to be the Penthouse apartment.
• As of March 2022, the music that plays when grabbing a crate has been changed due to copyright issues.
• In the Prison Update 2023, the Deep Sea Aquarium furniture was added. It features a shipwrecked model of the Cargo Ship inside.
• After the 2023 Fall Update, Cargo Ship has been classified as Robbery Group D, spawning alongside the Cargo Train and opening with the Tomb.
  • As part of the Revamped Robbery Update, the Cargo Train now opens randomly instead of opening alongside other robberies with the removal of the Robbery Group system.

Miscellaneous Trivia

• The Cargo Ship is the first aquatic heist added to Jailbreak.
  • The Oil Rig could be considered an aquatic heist due to requiring a boat to enter and escape the heist, but this is subjective.
• The Cargo Ship is the fourth moving heist in the game, after the Cargo Train, Passenger Train and Cargo Plane and before the Bank Truck.
• This is the first heist to have a self-defense weapon, being the Anti-Air Turret(s).
  • It is also the first heist to use a weapon not usable by players.
    • An alternate version of the Anti-Air Turret can be found on the Oil Rig. This AA Turret uses a laser system to target and quickly kill any players that attempt to fly an aircraft or drive a car to the Oil Rig.
      • Unlike the Cargo Ship's AA Turrets, the AA Turret on the Oil Rig can be disabled.
• This is the first robbery where a vehicle is mandatory in order to rob it, in this case being a helicopter.
• This is the third cargo-related robbery added in Jailbreak, after the Cargo Train and Cargo Plane.
• This is the only robbery where players can steal each other's loot.
  • This can be done if another player drops their crate on land, then you use the helicopter rope to latch the crate onto it. Then, you can turn the crate into the warehouse at the Crime Port.
• This is the third non-drivable boat in the game. The first being the Ship that dropped off the Sword, and the second being the shipwreck at the Bounty Island.

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