Death at Sea / What Lies Beneath
GTA V stranger mission involving maritime salvage or animal rights conflict.
Overview
Death at Sea is a GTA V Strangers and Freaks mission dealing with marine wildlife activism and poaching satire. Players operate boats, chase poachers, or rescue animals depending on script phases. Mission progress saves at most checkpoints in supported titles, and the pause-map legend continues to display active objectives while players manage wanted levels or switch protagonists when the strand allows.
Walkthrough
1. Trigger the mission at the coastal stranger marker. 2. Pilot boats to marked ocean waypoints. 3. Intercept poaching vessels or collect evidence. 4. Complete combat or chase segments on water. 5. Return to shore contacts to finish. 6. Review the mission summary on the results screen for payout totals, respect changes, or unlock notifications before returning to freeroam.
Fail Conditions
Sinking required boats or killing protected NPCs fails the mission. Leaving the mission zone triggers abandonment failure.
Trivia
Death at Sea uses open ocean space rarely emphasized in the main heist plot. Rockstar documents these beats in the retail mission text, phone scripts, and pause-menu checklist where applicable.