Tugboat
As of February 2026, Naval Update, the Tugboat has been vaulted and removed from the game in the official vanilla version of RUST, due to the shift toward the Player-Made Boat System.
The Tugboat is a vehicle introduced in the Deep Sea update for RUST. This large, player-controlled boat is a unique vehicle in the game because players can authorize and deploy items inside the boat and on its decks. Only a few Tugboats spawn on vanilla servers around Harbor monuments, and they look like the inactive Tugboat models we’ve seen in the game for several years.
The Tugboat requires Low Grade Fuel to operate and provides a sonar system to help players keep an eye on the dangers around them while at sea.
For more information about various aspects and features of the Tugboat, please see our guide to RUST’s Tugboat.
