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The Cursed Crew

Kill 13 Cursed Sailors, 5 Cursed Marines and First Mate Snellig. Bring Snellig's Snuffbox to First Mate Fitzsimmons in Menethil Harbor.
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Cursed Marine slain (5)
Snellig's Snuffbox

Description

<Bolstered, Fitzsimmons continues his tale...>

I am the sole survivor of the ill-fated Third Fleet of Kul Tiras, wrecked off the coast to the north. But although I'm the only member of the fleet still breathing, I'm not the only one still walking about! For on one of our ships was hidden a great, and terrible treasure, and the eerie power of it keeps the souls of my brothers trapped within the ships' rotting hulls.

But if you can free some of my brothers, then perhaps you can break their curse.

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Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
  • 1750 experience ( 10 50 at max. level)
  • 75 Reputation with Stormwind

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Rating: +37 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 03/04/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
We don't care that you "SOLOED" it. This is not that great a help. The website is supposed to help guide you. Give some coordinates so I can get there without having to waste time. Everyone is way too concerned with saying how easily they aced the thing.
Rating: +35 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/21/2005 (Patch 1.8.4)
surprised nobody bothered to list the coordinates of the ship:&nbsp 14,29
Rating: +26 [-] [+]
By Bestplay3 on 12/25/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
First mate Snellig is located on the first ship nearest the shore. He spawns just inside the hole on the east side of the ship by the shoreline.
Rating: +26 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/09/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
First mate Snellig is located on the first ship nearest the shore.&nbsp He spawns just inside the hole on the east side of the ship by the shoreline.
Rating: +13 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 05/16/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
The box drops from First Mate Snellig. He's in bottom of first ship.
Rating: +13 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 02/15/2007 (Patch 2.0.7)
I wouldnt say this quest is easy, but it's doable, as a lowbie, if your smart about it. Solo'd as a 26 Dranei priest, killed a few of the surrounding mobs off first, then when i aggroed him, it was only him + 1 other mob, shackled the other mob, pained him, and went to town, he didnt hit too hard, just kept buffs on, and made sure to regen/heal w/e needed.
Rating: +12 [-] [+]
By skyoverheaven on 12/17/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
As with most of the quests that have underwater fighting, it's very easy to get overwhelmed by adds when you're swimming around in the ships. The easiest way to clear is to sit just outside the ship's opening and pull them one/two at a time. I saw a poor mage swim into the bottom floor of the boat and get mauled by like six mobs....
Rating: +12 [-] [+]
By Manas on 10/12/2007 (Patch 2.2.3)
they are around 13,30! GL!
Rating: +8 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/09/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
Finishing this quest starts another.&nbsp Anonymous doesn't seem to show the next in the chain, so I'll post it here.

===
[30] Lifting the Curse

Get the Intrepid Strogbox Key from Captain Halyndor.

Use the key to open The Intrepid's Strongbox.

Intrepid Strongbox Key 0/1
===

The key is on the Captin, who is on the second ship, furthest from shore.&nbsp The lockbox is on the bottom deck of the ship, the easiest way to get to it is to enter the ship from the west side.&nbsp There is a huge hole on the bottom side of the ship right next to the Strongbox.
Rating: +7 [-] [+]
By kaih on 04/01/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
There's a hole in the side of the ship towards the shore - Snellig and another sailor or two are in here. If you walk in off the shore, you'll aggro them and they'll chase you. Kill Snellig and get the snuff box.

The mobs here are on a pretty quick respawn - killing enough sailors is easy enough if you pull one at a time. Killing the marines are harder, as they're inside the ship, more chance of getting overwhelmed.

Soloed this as a Lvl 26 hunter, tanking with the pet (who kept getting turned into a ghost humanoid with a curse!)

To get the rest of the mobs after Snellig, there's a breach in the stern of the ship (above water) where you can swim up and take the sailors one at a time if you're carefull...
Rating: +7 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 03/04/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
13/30 grid
Rating: +7 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/09/2006 (Patch 1.12.1)
The ship's main "entrance" is at <13,30>
But if you are like me, got through most of the ship and then died, only to find respawns that annoy you, there is a small hole in the bottom of the ship, right next to the coast located at about <12,32> that you can go in to just get directly to the captain without having to go all the way through the boat.. you will only pull him and 1 other guy.. making it pretty easy to get the box. you will still need to go through the boat and kill the others though. when i did this quest, i got to the very bottom and died, and all i had left to do was get the box, this trick saved me a looot of time re-doing the whole boat for nothing.
Rating: +5 [-] [+]
By Jebkorrn on 03/11/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
The boat is N of Menethil, up by the murloc camps, all mobs are inside
Rating: +5 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/09/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
This quest continues with a request after turning in the snuff box to take a key from the captain (found on the highest of the deck on the far sunken ship) and then open the captain's lock box (found at the opposite end of the ship at the bottom). This should be rated as about at 32 Elite quest as there are about eight undead marines who swarm anyone approaching the lock box. I have witnessed groups of high 20 to low 30 players defeated in attempting to reach the box.
Rating: +5 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 03/04/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
I got the box as a DROP from one the undead under the hull of the 1st ship.

It is not an actual box that u have to open.&nbsp A DROP.
Rating: +5 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 07/28/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
I dont know what they are talking about when they say a chest/box.

I think that's the next part -_-

For this part, tloc confirmed at 13,30.

You can get your kills at the other ship, but this is closer. As for Snellig's snuffbox, that is a DROP off of First Mate Snellig. HE IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHIP.

Kill him.

Kill some others too.

Done.
Rating: +5 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/23/2004 (Patch 1.2.0)
The mobs are found in two half-sunken boats off the coast a short ways north of Menethil.

The first (southern) boat can be focused on for this quest, as it has a few marines, a lot of sailors and, most importantly, Snellig.

Snellig is an easy pull. On the land (east) side of the boat there is a big breach in the hull. Right inside the breach, under water, is where Snellig spawns. He is level 29. Not hard to solo, and very easy with a partner. When pulling him you may also get a sailor add (level 26 or 27) so be ready for that.

After killing Snellig and looting the snuffbox you can work your way into the ship, and make your way to the top deck (where you will not be under water). From here you can safely make whatever pulls are needed to complete the marines/sailors you still need to kill.
Rating: +4 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/09/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
Just to be clear, there are 2 quests here. First is to get the snuffbox from the First Mate, the only named mob on the ship closest to town.&nbsp Just kill him and loot him.&nbsp Follow-up quest is to get key from the only named mob on the second ship, then swim down to the lockbox at bottom of boat and loot it.&nbsp Player who was dancing on the box (see earlier post) probably was on the lockbox but doing the snuffbox (which is a loot) quest.
Rating: +4 [-] [+]
By Salameche on 07/05/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
haha after I finished the quest I didn't feel like battling my way out so I just hearth back not realizing I would end up in SW. Well since I still had the curse on a bunch of people on the trade channel were like omg horde undead in SW. The best is when some pally started following me until everyone started to realize I was a Draenei. The laugh was well worth the flight back to the Wetlands =D
Rating: +3 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/09/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
The lock box and ship for the Lifting the Curse quest are at loc 14, 24
Rating: +3 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/09/2005 (Patch 1.7.1)
Tough, but I just barely defeated the Captain using Retaliation (no crits).&nbsp Then patiently pulled (using throw) individual (or couples) of marines/sailors down by the hole.&nbsp Fight till you kill one (run afterwards if there's 2) at a time.&nbsp It takes patients as it only takes the wrong angle to aggro a bunch of the marines.&nbsp Once you clear the 2 or 3 that are by the lockbox, you can swim in (and sadly suicide) to get to the box.&nbsp Luckily it's not a timed open.&nbsp Once you click it it opens w/o any wait.&nbsp I was unable to escape, but I finished the quest.&nbsp One death seems a small price to pay, especially that close to the graveyard.&nbsp Good luck.
Rating: +3 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 07/28/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
im a lvl 29 druid, and thought is was really difficult... but i managed to kill all the people i had to, but i couldn't find the snuffbox. as said before, its First Mate Snellig who carries the box, and after some deaths i decided to "commit suicide", by first: prowling with my cat down into the southern boat, until I found FMS, then i attacked him, and 4 other undeads attacked me.. but i managed to kill FMS and retrieve the box before i died.. i think its better to go in group in this quest! and underwater breathing is definetly a plus...
Rating: +3 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 07/28/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
Getting the captain is really easy ... All you have to do is jump on the ramp at the back of the boat and you walk right behind him. Killed him without getting the attention of the other monsters ...
Rating: +3 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 07/28/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
You can complete the quest all on the southern ship the main sailor who caries the box is located on the very bottom level. 14,24
Rating: +3 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/21/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
Easy as hell for a lvl 31 lock. coordinates 13,30 are confirmed...obviously. Even got Kellers Girdle in the chest beneath.
Rating: +3 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 01/26/2007 (Patch 2.0.6)
You can kill everything at that location 13,31). The Capt. drops the box and he is located in the water under the ship.

The next step of the quest will take you to the other boat to get the Intrepid strongbox key from Capt. Halyndor (lvl30). An easy way to get him is to run up the rudder at 16,23. You can pull him alone. i was able to complete this as a 30 pally fighting to at a time max.

Have Fun!
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 01/26/2006 (Patch 1.9.2)
I love how like 50 posts and no one put an exact location? please post loc. thanx
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/09/2006 (Patch 1.12.1)
snelligs snuffbox isnt under the second boat, First Mate Snellig is under the first boat, kill him and loot him - youll get the box.
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 04/09/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
Quest is fairly easy. Solo'd it at lvl 29.

Position of Snelig's Snuffbox : Dropped by "First Mate Snelig" who is at : 14,30

Other marines and sailors are within the ship. Which is also located at 14,30.
Rating: +2 [-] [+]
By jaschmidt22 on 05/23/2008 (Patch 2.4.2)
This is a fun quest to do because of the curse that these mobs put on you. Who wouldn't want to transform into an ethereal undead sailor??
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 12/23/2004 (Patch 1.2.0)
It wasn't that tough. I solo'ed it at 26 without too many problems. I wouldn't recommend it for non-tank classes without a healer unless you're very good at pulling, but it's not that tough.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 03/09/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
did it on my 27 shaman, also farmed the murlocs in the water for fish scales, for water breathing
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 03/29/2007 (Patch 2.0.10)
I am really enjoying all the comments about how easy/impossible this quest is for people to solo. Mainly as about 90% are useless. Comments like ,"I solo'd this at 24 and it was a piece of cake","I tried soloing this at 27 and got owned, bring help." are useless and pointless. Please take notes from the people who posted useful messages.

A level 24 what ? there is a HUGE difference in the solo ability of classes, please post complete information. Also, if you are here trying to round up strats and knowledge, use common sense and realize that some people are super twinks and have insane gear for their levels. The average level charecter at a given level may fall way below the gear of the level 25 who just cake walked this quest. When posting, it would be most useful to include level , class, mana/hp/ac and basic strat you used that made this such a breeze. Coming here making a post just so you can puff your chest out is not helping anyone out.

Last but not least, play ability/style differs for everyone. Different strats on the same target will always yield different results, some harder some easier even though they may end with the same result. Don't get bummed out because the level 26 Hunter breezed thru this and your 27 and can't do the same. Try different approaches , its all part of the game.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 05/16/2005 (Patch 1.4.2)
I just completed this as a lvl 25 Druid and have to say it's not as hard as made out below. I used the tip about pulling the Captain and then worked my way through sailors/marines on both boats.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 08/06/2005 (Patch 1.6.1)
Was pretty easy after I found out that you could pull Snellig through the hull breach from land :)
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/14/2005 (Patch 1.8.0)
The snuffbox can be found on the firstmate in the south ship.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 08/04/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
[]Solo this at lvl 27 paly. Died once cuz of distraction. ) Easy[/]
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 02/04/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
Was able to solo this quest with a 24(leveled 25 in the process) pally with little to no issues, just overpulled and had to run off a couple times, but otherwise wasnt an issue, just be smart about it :)
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 10/09/2006 (Patch 1.12.1)
the coords are 14,28 for the boat. there is 3 lvls easy to beat them on the top two levels but the bottom all 5 guys will get you when you attack them.
Rating: +1 [-] [+]
By Anonymous on 01/17/2007 (Patch 2.0.5)
Well solo`d this as a 27 warrior found it quite taxing but if u can pull that git out the hull he will come (if ur lucky) with one other and BEZERK THE LOT OF EM :D sorted good quest enjoyed it