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QUEST 179 · MEMBERS

The Red Reef

Investigate the dealings of the Red Reef Trading Company and gain access to some trees to cut.

Difficulty
Experienced
Length
Medium
Quest points
2
Released
20 May 2026
START POINT

Talk to Elder Raley at his home on the Great Conch.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE BANK

Preparation

Requirements are gates. Recommendations are comfort and risk controls, not mandatory levels unless the game enforces them.

Requirements

  • 52 Sailing
  • 48 Smithing
  • Completion of the following quests:
  • Troubled Tortugans
  • Pandemonium

Items required

  • A boat
  • Cannons on your boat for ship combat, or Magic/Ranged gear to skip it

Recommended

  • 65 Combat
  • 40 Prayer for Protect from Missiles during boat combat.
  • At least 300 hitpoints in repair kits (for players with weaker gear/cannons), preferably teak or better.

Enemies to defeat

  • 2 pirate ships (or the crew on the ship)
  • Oaky Doak (level 77)
  • Boatswain Bill Teak (level 77)
  • Mister U. (level 77)
  • Captain Ruban Acer (level 95)
  • Old Jack (level 77)
  • Mute Jack (level 77)
  • Bloody Jack (level 77)
  • Captain Jack (level 95)
  • 6 pirates (level 52)
  • Black Eye Bethel (level 191)
  • Giant lobster (level 112, safespottable)

ACTION CHECKLIST

Walkthrough

Nested rows are alternatives, dialogue selections, or substeps under the action above them. Recheck the pinned source after a game update.

Walkthrough

  1. 01

    Talk to Elder Raley in his house just south of the Summer Shore's bank. Dialogue: Yes.

  2. 02

    Talk to Elder Katt at the entrance to the Sacred Grove.

  3. 03

    Talk to Floopa in the Sacred Grove.

  4. 04

    Sail to Red Rock, to the far west of the Great Conch.

  5. Optional: Inspect the Sailors' Marker next to Shipwright Sylvia to unlock the teleport for the sailor's amulet. Charter ships will now take players here as well.

  6. 05

    Talk to the receptionist in the building headquarters.

  7. 06

    Inspect all displays.

  8. 07

    Talk to Theodore Paxton in his office to the south.

  9. 08

    Sail to Last Light, south of Red Rock. Warning: Combat starts immediately upon arrival at Last Light. There is a bank chest in the north-east of Red Rock if you need to stock up on supplies before the coming battle.

  10. Upon approaching the island, two pirate ships will appear. Activate Protect from Range as soon as you see the pirate ships, as you may take player damage.

  11. You must sink both boats, either using your cannons or killing all of the pirates on board with Magic or Ranged. The fight takes place in an instance which you may exit at any point by leaving the area.

  12. 09

    Dock at Last Light. Warning: Teleporting away from the island after docking will cause your ship to become lost at sea, along with its contents.

  13. Upon docking your boat, you will immediately enter multi-combat with 6 level 52 pirates, all of whom attack with melee and must be defeated to progress. Protect from Melee will prevent all damage.

  14. Escaping the area via the mooring port will cause the fight to reset. The four pirates outside may be safespotted by trapping them to the north of the Mooring point. The two pirates inside may be flinched by standing just north of the staircase. After defeating the 6 pirates, you will not need to defeat them again if you leave now.

  15. 10

    Climb up the staircase twice to fight Black Eye Bethel.

  16. Step out of the way when she charges up an attack, and keep Protect from Melee active. Once she equips a dragon scimitar, she can use its special attack to disable the player's protection prayer.

  17. 11

    Return to Theodore Paxton.

  18. 12

    Sail to the middle of the Red Reef, east of Red Rock, and board The Zenith.

  19. The quest is currently bugged and The Zenith is missing on some worlds. It should be where the map says "Red Reef" and if it's not there, hop worlds until you find it.

  20. 13

    Talk to Spencer Brentwood.

  21. 14

    Equip the diving gear (or the medallion of the deep) then talk to Spencer Brentwood again. If you forgot your diving gear, Spencer Brentwood will let you borrow some.(To board your boat to get your diving gear talk to Spencer to disembark.)

  22. 15

    Once under the sea talk to Spencer Brentwood and then go north and repair the coral dredger. A level 112 giant lobster will attack you.

  23. 16

    Kill the Giant lobster.

  24. Can be safe-spotted with Ranged/Magic by standing next to the dredger.

  25. Avoid its special attack by moving when blue particles appear under your character.

  26. 17

    Repair the coral dredger by clicking on it, then head to the dredger to the south-east to talk to Spencer Brentwood again.

  27. 18

    Once you are back on the ship talk to Spencer Brentwood once more to return to your ship.

  28. 19

    Return back to Floopa at Elder Raley's house.

QUEST COMPLETE

Rewards

  • 15,000 Sailing experience
  • 5,000 Smithing experience
  • Access to Red Rock (partial completion)
  • Ability to unlock Red Rock as a teleport destination on the Sailor's amulet by inspecting the Sailors' Marker just west of the bank
  • Access to the Sacred Grove
  • Bosun's workbench schematic

REVISION-PINNED EVIDENCE

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