Scuba Diving
Swim out to a marked wreck field, crack salvage crates on the seabed, and pawn whatever you drag up. No clock-in.
Cops and EMS can't do this job.
How to start
Look for the dive-site blips — a marker plus a circle on the water. Sites include:
- El Burro Heights
- Palomino Highlands
- Tataviam Mountains
- San Chianski Mountain Range
- Humane Labs Debris Field
- Mount Gordo
- Paleto Bay
- Paleto Forest
- Lago Zancudo
- Banham Canyon
- Pacific Bluffs
Every one of those is in play. Swim down inside the circle, find a crate on the seabed, and press E to salvage it.
You don't need a shop clock-in. A rebreather or similar lung upgrade helps if you have one; it isn't required to start.
How it works
Crates sit on the bottom inside the circle, not always at the blip pin. Search around.
After you loot one, another can appear somewhere else in the same zone after a short wait. You can clear a site, then loop to the next.
Stay inside the circle. If you can't see a crate, swim a lap near the seabed before you assume the site is empty.
Selling
Same as mining: the Pawn Shop blip in Davis / Strawberry. Payout is dirty cash. The shop's offer moves around, so don't treat wiki numbers as exact.
Rough sale prices
Ballpark per item at the pawn shop:
| Find | Typical sale |
|---|---|
| Junk (boots, cans, junk from the wreck) | About $1,000–$5,000 |
| Everyday salvage (shells, bottles, small valuables) | About $3,000–$13,000 |
| Jewelry and gold | About $12,000–$50,000 |
| Very rare salvage | About $40,000–$60,000 |
Most crates are junk or small salvage. The expensive stuff is uncommon on purpose.
Tips
- Sweep the whole circle, not just the center pin.
- Hit several sites in one swim loop — they are spread around the coast and islands.
- Bring a way to stay underwater longer if you have it. Drowning in the middle of a crate is a wasted trip.
- Sell when your pockets are full. It's the same pawn counter as mining ore.