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Merchant shipwreck
ShipwreckSunken
Merchant shipwreck
Released19 November 2025 (Update)
MembersYes
QuestNo
LocationVaries
League regionN/A
OptionsInspect
ExamineLiquidation sale - all stock slightly water damaged.
Advanced data
Object ID60478
LinkMOID

Merchant shipwrecks are a type of salvageable shipwreck found at sea, requiring level 87 Sailing to salvage from with a salvaging hook. Merchant shipwrecks will yield opulent salvage, granting 200 Sailing experience; these can then be sorted at a salvaging station (or the boat facility), granting loot and an additional 95 Sailing experience.

In a given area of shipwrecks, only a limited number are salvageable (typically 4 of the 6 shipwreck sites) while the remainders are sunken. When a player begins to salvage a merchant shipwreck, a timer of 4 minutes will start counting down, after which the shipwreck will sink; when this occurs, a game message will state You salvage all you can from the shipwreck before it is reclaimed by the sea. Shipwrecks may respawn at any time, even immediately after sinking. Because of the shipwreck's spawn mechanics, players may wish to salvage on one of the officially designated worlds so that the active shipwrecks cycle more often.

If utilising a boat's salvaging station and intending to save salvaged herb seeds and grimy herbs, it is suggested to bring a seed box and herb sack respectively, to save inventory space while salvaging out at sea. If banking or storing the salvage in the cargo hold, which can be preferred by some players to sort it later without having to drop or store any loot, the closest port with a deposit box to a salvaging spot is at Aldarin.

Locations

There are three locations in which Merchant Shipwrecks can be found — in the Southern Expanse south of the Isle of Serpents, in Dusk's Maw west of Aldarin, and in Winter's Edge south-west of Brittle Isle.

Each location has three pairs of shipwrecks, with each pair having the ships close enough to each other to salvage both at a time.

Location Members Spawns Map League region
Dusk's MawMembers6Show mapN/A
Winter's EdgeMembers6Show mapN/A
Southern ExpanseMembers6Show mapN/A

Sailing info

Merchant shipwreck
Level requiredSailing 87
Sailing XP200 xp
ToolSalvaging hook

Better salvaging hooks and a higher Sailing level increases the chance to successfully receive salvage.

The following success rates are provided by Jagex. 

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Money making

The following money making guide is available for Merchant shipwreck:

MethodHourly profitSkills
Salvaging merchant shipwrecks252,228
  • Sailing 87
  • Construction 66
  • Magic 55

Drops

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Opulent salvage.png: Merchant shipwreck drops Opulent salvage with rarity Always in quantity 1Opulent salvage1AlwaysNot sold120
Soup.png: Merchant shipwreck drops Soup with rarity 1/160,000 in quantity 1Soup11/160,000[1]Not soldN/A
  1. ^ Only rolled for the player, not crewmates.

Changes

Date Changes
5 December 2025
(Update) 		Hotfix

The amount of experience given when sorting opulent salvage was increased back to 95.

3 December 2025
(Update)
  • Double salvaging spots have been added to all shipwreck hotspots.
  • The amount of experience given when pulling up salvage from a merchant shipwreck was increased from 190 to 200.
  • The amount of experience given when sorting opulent salvage was decreased from 95 to 34.
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