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Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse Call of Duty Sea Legs Pay It Forward Rest For the Weary Buy Us Some Time Traveling on Our Stomachs To Arms! Stormwind Elite Aquatic and Land Forces On Our Own Terms All or Nothing Better Late Than Dead The Abyssal Ride Gimme Shelter! Ain't Too Proud to Beg A Taste For Tail A Girl's Best Friend Can't Start a Fire Without a Spark Ophidophobia A Desperate Plea Oh, the Insanity! Dah, Nunt... Dah, Nunt... Shark Weak DUN-dun-DUN-dun-DUN-dun A Bone to Pick Decisions, Decisions Undersea Sanctuary Spelunking Debriefing Wake of Destruction Come Hell or High Water What? What? In My Gut...? Decompression The Warden's Time Across the Great Divide The Looming Threat Backed Into a Corner Rundown Silver Tide Hollow The Great Sambino Undersea Inflation Totem Modification Back in One Piece Vengeful Heart Fathom-Lord Zin'jatar Nespirah Making Contact Slave Labor Stick it to Them Capture the Crab Breaking Through We Are Not Alone Hopelessly Gearless Body Blows Still Valuable Overseer Idra'kess Waking the Beast A Powerful Need To Eat Art of Attraction Odor Coater Clamming Up Bellies Await Caught Off-Guard Swift Approach An Occupation of Time A Better Vantage Upon the Scene of Battle Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir Reoccupation The Revered Lady To the Fathom-Lord's Call Built to Last Not Soon Forgotten Looking Forward Clear Goals Not Entirely Unprepared Properly Inspired Swift Action Fallen But Not Forgotten Gauging Success Visions of the Past: The Slaughter of Biel'aran Ridge By Her Lady's Word No Trespass Forgiven Stolen Property Chosen Burden The Culmination of Our Efforts Losing Ground Desperate Plan Hostile Waters Come Prepared Unfurling Plan Honor and Privilege Welcome News Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep Her Lady's Hand At All Costs Devout Assembly Final Judgment A Breath of Fresh Air Full Circle

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Comment by Ooglepants

cool! 20,000 leagues under the sea. i love the pincer.

Comment by Lhonora

When the second ship docks, you want to get inside of the hull that's behind the safe-looking door. There's a tiny walkway to get behind it. Just be careful, at the bottom of the ship is a drop hole into the water. If you go out, you won't get credit for "Securing the Darkbreak Cove"

Comment by 222890

Be patient, it will show up eventually. Took about 1 minute for me.

Comment by Cronollo

This quest is bugged for me, when the sub doors open there is just another door behind them, its impossible to get inside.

Comment by caelikatt

ok so i cant get into the ship... hatch wont open... any ideas?

Comment by caelikatt

The quest has to be bugged out. The top hatch always appears closed. Ive entered through the bottom and road around the trip about 4 times now and still havent gotten credit for boarding it. All the NPCs fade in and out throughout the voyage also. It makes me ALMOST wish I was gonna be one of the people that dont get cataclysm until xmas, that way a few bugs might be ironed out at least...

Comment by 530738

Yup. Seems this quest is bugged on Alexstrasza as well. Cant get into ship when it first docks and you never get credit for entering the ship later.

Comment by 23035

It seems to be bugged even if you manage to get inside the ship. I tried swimming up the hole in the bottom of the boat when it was docked, since I couldn't get in through the main door, and I still didn't get credit for anything. Also tried swimming through the windows, which I was able to do, and still no credit.

Comment by Allya

If someone who is able to do this quest would please leave the NPC's name, one could use the "/target" command and the "/interact with object" command to get this quest done.

Comment by Michael923

the reason npcs disappear cause when u arrive at the cove they get out thats why you see them all on land, plus the quest giver, just its bugged and doesnt give you credit, sometimes the npcs disappear before their supposed to be, so just move on for now.

Comment by 259548

Also bugged on Bloodhoof, can get inside fine, quick flicker of npcs, no credit

Comment by 717646

This quest is bugged. The sub door won't open, and if you manage to get in you don't get the "Board the Pincher X2 once it arrives" quest credit.

Comment by 365849

ok if this quest is bugged for you as it was for me, try the horde ship if you are alliance. you might get flagged but just stay out of sight and let the hordies do it for you. happy hunting :)

Comment by Allya

You can get by this quest to continue the chain:

If you follow the X2 when it enters the cove, it will clear Ozumat (the giant octopus) out of the way and make the cove safe for you to enter. Just swim all the way in and talk to the one quest giver who has the yellow question mark above his head.

Comment by thranathiril

Based on comments attached to the Horde version of this quest, the perpetual glitching of it has been fixed by today's restart (Friday December 10th).

Can someone please confirm whether this is the case for Alliance also?

Comment by 604821

if the quest is bugged try exiting the game and logging back in

Comment by 273749

There's a typo in the end text- Captain Glovaal uses the wrong "its". Maybe it's the accent.

Comment by belloc

I was able to enter the sub and go down the ramp, but the openings at the bottom were too small for my worgen to enter.

Comment by 722740

It is working now (12/10/10 at 5:49pm pacific time)

Comment by whquaint

Yep, fixed for me now. Was bugged last night.

LOL, First Lt Wiley says "By mekkatorque's beard!" in the chat text, but the audio voice says "By Mekkatorque's mustache!"

Comment by 500002

The quest is now working properly on Malfurion.

To complete the quest, stay on the ship until the Pincer, a submarine, docks next tot he ship, then board the sub. You can board from the top off the ship or you can swim up into the bottom opening of the sub from the water while it is docked. If you board the ship go downstairs to the belly of the sub (where the water hole is located). You recieve credit for boarding either way.

Next simply wait on the sub. They will travel a short distance then they will attack a monster. Once they are finsihed, you will automatically get credit for the second part of the quest, then you will be teleported to the NPC "Captain Glovaal" in Darkbreak Cove where you can turn in the quest.

Comment by twistedtwilight

Steady, number two...

Comment by anhsieh

Like with the others, the Verne bugged out on me and I wandered aimlessly around the Abyssal Depths wondering where I was supposed to go. Turning around to see if the submarine was still there (it wasn't), I decided to wait for another one and hope I got the event then. So I waited, and got on the submarine, and it took me to Darkbreak Cove. Turns out I hitched a ride on the Alliance submarine.

It all went well, though. For some reason, the Alliance sub was totally not bugged, and so I actually finished the quest that way. Must have been weird, though, for those Gnome submariners to work with a Tauren Druid just standing there ...

tl;dr Horde sub bugging out on you? Pretend to be Alliance!

EDIT: Btdubs, for those of you Hordelings who ended up at Darkbreak Cove like me-- Tenebrous Cavern's entrance is at . It's pretty much where the cave picture is on your map.

Comment by jackpayback

Nevermind the Robotech/Macross reference in this quest during the ride ;) ...

Comment by 123042

When you get aboard, go to the bottom level to hear the dialog.

First Lieutenant Wiley says: We are approaching the cavern, Captain.
Captain Glovaal says: Take her in slowly, number two.
First Lieutenant Wiley says: The reports were accurate! The beast is here...
Captain Glovaal says: Steady, number two...
Captain Glovaal says: Fire! Fire! Blow it out of the water!
First Lieutenant Wiley says: The beast escaped! By Mekkatorque's beard, it was fast!
Captain Glovaal says: Don't worry, number two. We'll get another chance. And we'll be ready.

Comment by DMFDxGamer

Abandon the quest and do it again.

That worked for me.

Comment by 101604

Easiest way by far to get in is just sit in the water before it arrives. It'll come swallow you up ;)

Comment by 732122

So, turns out the pool of water on the bottom level of the X2 is exactly what it looks like. Don't jump in it or you'll have to fly/swim back to the entry point.

Comment by DrMrsTheMonarch

So it bugged for me on Archimonde and I could not get into the door of the sub.

HOWEVER, I did just stand on the outside. The sub went under the water and completed everything while I just stood on it. As long as you don't jump or swim, you will stay on the top of the sub while it does it's thing.

I got all the quest criteria and completed the quest this way.

Comment by tripod121

Alright, first off in order to get credit for this quest, you must first get the quest from captain taylor, which is above surface,

By the way, This is optional (If the quest is bugged on your server) i suggest getting the quest from the a taunka guy in the ship, which is named Toshe Chaosrender

and you get the quest The War has Many Fronts

Thats the quest to go to deepholm, so there fore you wont have to be waiting on blizzard to fix the bug.

Now on the main topic,

Once you get the quest from Captain Taylor Wait for the submarine to arive, (also theres a little gnome where the ship arrives, hes not on the submarine but on the ship where you got the quests from, you can clear your bags a bit.

Now, get on the ship and the hatch should open, go in it and go to the side, or any side, doesen't matter.

Go down the stairs and go in the middle (Not the Exact middle because in the middle is a hole, if you go in it you will fall out of the ship.)

Just simply stay in the middle till you get to the darkbreak cove/cave and there ya go! you should get credit for scouting the cave. And the next chain of quests start from there, good luck!

Edit: Links seem to be not working or glitching.

Comment by 566165

First Lieutenant Wiley, and the Captain calls him Number Two.

The First Lieutenant on Start Trek TNG is William and is Number One.

Coincidence? I don't think so :)

Edit: Why would you downrate a comment that just describes a Star Trek thing in the game?

Comment by nobleknight

Don't be silly like me and get too close to the windows. I was all excited and trying to see everything as the sub went through the water, and when I tried to get closer to one of the big port windows to get a better look at something, I went straight through and was left behind. Had to abandon the quest and swim all the way back to the ship to retry.

Comment by 524964

I got on the sub, behind the door and found my way down to the bowels of the ship. I received credit for securing the cove and saw the "?" for the turn-in on the mini map- but there was no teleportation into the cove.

I quickly swam out of the sub through the hole in the very bottom and up into the cove. If you don't get teleported to the turn in, I assume the sub will return you to the ship.

Comment by MoonLite

"but where is that 'Pincer' submarine everyone is talking about?"

The submarine is not always there, it will appear every 1-2 minutes.
The submarine will appear on the PORT side of the same ship you pick the quest up from.
(PORT: when you're standing in the middle of the ship, and look to the bow(front) of the ship, port is on your LEFT side)
on the same side a gnome is standing near the edge (a repair-vendor).
Pick up the quest, look port side, wait for about 1-2 minutes, and the submarine will appear.
(you don't hear anything, but you'll get a red "yell" chat-line, and of course you'll see the big sub in front of you docking with your ship ;) )
Walk on board, enter the door on top, (walk around the little wall in the middle right behind the door) go downstairs, and then wait at the front porthole/window and enjoy the show :)

Comment by 825524

If you ride down outside the sub and don't get credit for the 2nd part of the quest, wait for the ship to come back and swim through the window or the hole in the bottom and you'll get credit for the 2nd part.

Comment by 751410

Not sure about the rest of the it But I thought Admiral Glovall was a reference to Robotech.

Getting that first Zentradi ship!

Comment by wharris

Guide to Vashj'ir Shimmering Expanse Alliance quests:

The Vashj'ir quests start in Stormwind with Call of Duty.
The immediate pre-requisite for these quests is Across the great Divide which starts in Kelp'thar Forest .

Initial chain:
The Looming Threat
Backed Into a Corner
Rundown
Silver Tide Hollow

Several side quests are now enabled:
Slippery Threat, Don't be Shellfish, and A Distracting Scent
Also a side-chain:

The Great Sambino
Crabby patrons
Undersea Inflation
Totem Modification
Back in One Piece
Toshe's Vengeance (optinal linking quest)

The main chain continues at Toshe Chaosrender
Vortex (optional)
Vengeful Heart
Fathom-Lord Zin'jatar
A Pearl of Wisdom (optional;starts from Luminescent Pearl from the boss)
Nespirah
Making Contact
Slave Labor and Stick it To Them
Capture the Crab
Breaking Through
We Are Not Alone
Body Blows, Hopelessly Gearless, and Still Valuable
Overseer Idra'kess
Waking the Beast (also unlocks A Cold Welcome)
A Powerful Need to Eat
Clamming Up and Art of Attraction plus Odor Coater
Bellies Await
You can do all these simultaneously:

While killing naga, hope Ancient Elven Etching drops to start Piece of the Past
If you do these quests and haven't already continued on the main chain,
The Call of the Blade will set you back on track.

Main chain continues:
Upon the Scene of Battle
Visions of the Past: The Invasion of Vashj'ir
Turn to Naga and do:

Reoccupation
The Revered Lady
To the Fathom-Lord's Call and Built to Last
Not Soon Forgotten (ends first vision)

Looking Forward
Clear Goals, Not Entirely Unprepared, and Properly Inspired
Swift Action
Fallen but Not Forgotten and Gauging Success
Visions of the Past: The Slaughter of Biel'aran Ridge
As a naga again, complete:

By Her Lady's Word
No Trespass Forgiven and Stolen Property plus Chosen Burden
Setting an Example (optional)
The Culmination of Our Efforts (ends second vision)

Losing Ground
Desperate Plan
Come Prepared, Unfurling Plan, and Hostile Waters
Honor and Privilege
Welcome News
Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep
As a naga, work on

If you are missing any of the naga optional quests, you may now talk to Wavespeaker Valoren to get the Blade of the Naz'jar Battlemaiden which allows you to repeat any of the visions

This chain wraps up:
A Breath of Fresh Air (enables The War has Many Fronts link to Deepholm)
Full Circle

The Vashj'ir quests conclude in the Abyssal Depths

Comment by DaCreature

To complete the quest, you actually have to go in the porthole, walk to the right and down the walkways on the submarine and around and down to the captain's area. Sit with him and wait. . . you'll get the full quest completion then.

Warning:
sitting on the top of the sub
just inside the porthole
on the deck of the sub

these will not give you completion.

Comment by Mithroo

Thank God for WoWhead. My buddy and I were on this quest last night and did not get credit for securing the cove even though we rode the sub twice. I came on here and as others have said, you MUST be at the lowest portion of the sub to get credit. I stood under the ramp away from the windows and the bottom hole and got credit. It takes a few to get ported to the quest giver, so just be patient. It automatically does it when the sub leaves from the cave.

Comment by Zarggg

Private? For all the crap we've done for the Alliance up to this point, we're still not ranking officers? :P

Comment by Altibox

The Horde one: Full Circle

Comment by 892918

tip: if you have to go under the ship to complete the secure darkbreak cove, DONT GO UNDER THE SUBMARINE IT WILL GLITCH THE CRAP OUT OF YOU AND YOULL BE STUCK THERE FOREVER
k thanks bye

Comment by Peter4730

THIS IS HOW SIMPLE/COMPLICATEDTHIS QUEST IS. Get quest from Capt Taylor. Get on X2sub,and go behind the big round door. Go L or R in that narrow passage, and CAREFULLY make yer way downstairs to where the neurotic gnome scientists are (By now, you should have got part 1 of quest = Board the X2). Now, as the sub heads toward Darkbreak Cove, just wander around in the guts of the sub, and suddenly ........ 1/1 Secure Darkbreak Cove.... the screen blurs and you are on the land in the cove, next to a yellow?

Comment by gab4u

I had the same problem with turning in the quest. When I teleported inside the cove, the question mark above Captain Taylor was gray. I didn’t want to abandon the quest since I had come so close to total completion of Vashj'ir. The sub returns to the cove every 1 – 2 minutes. I boarded the sub a second time and entered the door. I was teleported, within seconds, back to the shore inside Darkbreak cove. The question mark above Captain Taylor still remained gray. After a bit of brain work, I finally realized my mistake. The key to completing this mission was my location in the Pincer X2 prior to the battle. I realized that you must be in the bottom of the sub near the large bow window. To complete the quest, I swam out to the cove’s opening and waited for the sub to return. Just as it entered the cove, I swam upward from underneath to a “sealed” round port located in the bottom of the sub. I hugged the portal of the sub until I heard the full dialogue between First Lieutenant Wiley and Captain Glovaal. I immediately received credit for the completion of the mission.

Comment by 748529

I recommend quitting the quest and flying back to the ship where it started. You may have to log out and then back in to see them again. Just make sure this time your in the lower portion of the ship with the view window.

Comment by Tamerleyn

I also bugged this quest however when I swam of the cove and saw ship I swam towards it and I got through the front glass into the ship(don't know how just got through the wall :D ghostlike) Maybe it will work for someone too, since abandoning quest and taking it back takes a bit too long :/

Comment by schmilblick

First Lieutenant Wiley says: We are approaching the cavern, Captain.
Captain Glovaal says: Take her in slowly, number two.
First Lieutenant Wiley says: The reports were accurate! The beast is here...
Captain Glovaal says: Steady, number two...
Captain Glovaal says: Fire! Fire! Blow it out of the water!
First Lieutenant Wiley says: The beast escaped! By Mekkatorque's beard, it was fast!
Captain Glovaal says: Don't worry, number two. We'll get another chance. And we'll be ready.

Those quotes remind me a certain character in the game XIII.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XIII_%28video_game%29

Comment by BrightBrown

My issue with quests like this is one is never given near enough info to complete it. Without wowhead, a huge number of quests would not have been finished. AND the first time I got on the sub, I could not see any way to go downstairs... you are so cramped in and there is not light (it was daytime here, I may have seen something if it was night and totally dark around my computer). Yeah, I went left and right after going through the doorway, but could not see anything else.

Grrrrrrr

Comment by opmsdd

Captain Glovaal says: Take her in slowly, number two.

This is from The Kids Next door. The pilot's name is number two. Number one always says this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codename:_Kids_Next_Door

Comment by Strider2k

If you miss the quest, as someone else stated, swim into the entrance and wait for the sub to return. Then, swim in front of it and wait. It basically "scoops" you up and you end up inside. You can then wait for the dialog, get the second part of the quest, and exit the sub.

Comment by Hildax

If you missed the Secure Tenebrous Cavern part of the quest you can still make it. Just get on your seahorse and wait nearby the cave entrance. After about a minute the submarine will come back and all you have to do is position yourself nearby the submarine--enough that you can hear the captain speak--then you will get credit for the quest. You do not have to go inside. Just position yourself nearby from the outside.

You can attempt this as many times as needed. I had to do this twice as I first was too slow to get near it swimming without my seahorse mount. :P

Comment by Celano

Just do yourself a huge favor and fall into the water on the side of the ship the sub docks on and wait there. When it arrives, you'll "fall through it" and be in the part of the sub you need to be in to complete the quest. Once inside, make your way to the bridge and stand next to the captain. Done.

Comment by 1283949

Been working on my loremaster achievement, did what a few people said and just swam in front of the sub when it arrived to the cave. got disconnected just as i swam in front of it and when i logged back on quest was completed?

Don't be upset if you get disconnected, you may get credit anyway :)

Comment by hbk1979

i think this quest is bugged on this patch!

Comment by rocksaw31

Probably my favorite part of Vashj'ir.

Comment by 1446600

The bulkhead door to go inside was blocking the way into the ship. (Alliance side) So, you can jump in the water next to the Pincer X2, and come up into the water lock to enter the ship, then stand next to Capt. Globaal (Nice Robotech reference). The scene played out and everything was fine.

Comment by 1532137

As of September 2015... This quest is still bugged for me. I dropped it and redid it. I still can't seem to get credit for securing the cove even though I wait to be teleported to the cove shore near the NPC. My quest question mark is still gray. I'm going to try to do it again before submitting a ticket.

Comment by 1532137

I had to drop the quest three times and finally just now got the NPC to register that I secured the cove.

Comment by Boxofbeer

Full Circle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pHxUttKW9k

Comment by 1632694

I was just doing this quest, and had no trouble getting credit for completing the two tasks at hand. Went on the submarine and traveled all the way to the cave. Eagerly I ran out of the submarine and jumped into the water to swim for land, and thats when it bugged for me.... I was suddenly swimming over the ruins of Vashj'ir, right about under the place I first entered the submarine. (?) Great. So I pointed my seahorse for the cave and put on autorun, while looking at my phone for like 2 seconds. Looking up, I was suddenly at the very northern edge of the Abyssal Depths, and had to go back... AGAIN. How even. Why. What did I do to deserve this? :c

Comment by out4adance

I'm on Patch 7.0.
I am trying to get off the Pincer X2 and it is impossible.
I cannot complete the quest and the only way off the sub is to Hearthstone.
I tried getting on the sub various ways that have been mentioned here and it just seems like nobody knows I am on board. No NPC say anything, I can't jump into the pool of water to leave, I can't leave by any window or door. The only thing I can do is hearthstone, go to Stormwind, portal back, abandon, and pick the quest up again, try getting on the sub various ways, log in and out etc. And then I end up getting trapped inside it again. I sit with the captain going back and forth but nothing ever happens. Anyone else have a problem with this quest with the 7.0 patch?

Comment by sandinmystitches

Make sure that you actually go inside the submarine to where the captain is and stay there until it plays out the scene. It will give you credit and put you in Darkbreak Cove automatically when it's done.

Comment by Xuper

I Completed Quest.if you can't complete then Just abandon Quest then Do it Again.
When you get quest from "Captain Taylor" , Submarine will board and a door will open and you MUST get in, Yes if you don't Go inside and stay near door , you won't get credit.Just Enter then Follow stair and you will see "Captain Glovaal" , "First Lieutenant Wiley".

Comment by Hyominparks

As of 8.0 when you are inside the ship you cannot see outside at all due to some weird graphical errors in the windows of the ship at least for me can anyone else confirm this?

Comment by DwarfEC

Funny thing: I boarded the Verne instead of the Pincer X2, completed the quest but ended on the Horde base where I was promptly killed by the guards. Board the correct ship!

Comment by deve2k

Don't stay on the submarine for too long after the quest completes or it'll teleport you back to the ship and you'll have to do the whole journey again T~T

Comment by KazzakMonk

Another ridicilous cata quest. No wonder people quit the game back then. Just how is a person supposed to know that you have to be INSIDE, not anywhere on the submarine. Really obnoxious

Comment by T666

another garbage quest that will glitch if you do not go inside the vehicle at the start. u must be inside the sub. not just standing on the deck. if it doesnt complete just wait for another sub to arrive at the cave entrance and swim underneath it and wait near the hatch at the bottom when the sub fires it will then complete

Links

Full Circle

Board the Pincer X2 from Voldrin's Hold and aid in securing Darkbreak Cove.

	Board the Pincer X2 once it arrives (1)
	Secure Darkbreak Cove (1)

Description

We've located the beast that destroyed our ships. It makes its lair in Darkbreak Cove, a giant underwater cavern bordering the abyss.

This time we're ready. The gnomes have been engineering a beauty for us back at Stormwind, and it's packing firepower that'll make that fiend wet itself.

When the Pincer X2 pulls up to dock beside the ship, make your way on board and help out however you can. We'll be right behind you.

Completion

Rewards

You will receive:

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26219))