How to Load Ships in Sea of Thieves
First, we will list down some workarounds to get the issue resolved. These workarounds will help if the issue is occurring due to a server-side issue. If that fails, we will list more intensive steps such as resetting the game or router.
1. Retry to Load the Ships with Different Workarounds
A malfunction in the communication between the device or game servers can lead to the ships not loading and retrying to load the ships with different workarounds can solve the problem.
Wait for the Loading of the Pirate Character
Spam Click My Ships
Switch Between the Menu Items
Use a Non-captained Ship
Use Open Crew
Go to the Adventure Menu
Use a Tutorial
Open Maiden Voyage
2. Relaunch the Sea of Thieves Game
A malfunction in the operational modules of the SoT game will not let it load the ships. Here, re-launching the game will do the trick.
3. Re-log into Sea of Thieves
Ships will not load on the Sea of Thieves if servers are failing to properly authorize the ships against your profile. To fix this, relogging into Sea of Thieves as this will refresh your profile on the server side.
4. Restart the System and Router
If the game’s communication with its servers is hindered by malfunctioning OS modules or if the router fails to effectively transmit data between the device and servers, the game will not be able to load the ships. To fix this, restart the system and router. This will put the affected modules in a refreshed state.
5. Update Sea of Thieves to the Latest Build
You will not be able to load ships in Sea of Thieves if the game client on your device or system is outdated. This can make the client incompatible with game servers. In such a case, updating the game to the latest build will solve the problem. To do so on a Windows PC:
6. Check the Integrity of the SoT Game
Your ships in the Sea of Thieves game will fail to load if the core files of the game are no longer in a valid state. This might have occurred when the latest update could not properly patch the earlier game installation. This can be solved by checking the integrity of the game files of Sea of Thieves. To do so on Steam:
7. Relink Your Xbox Account
If you have linked your Xbox account with the SoT game but servers are failing to correctly authorize the linking, this will lead to the ships’ loading issue at hand. In such a case, relink your Xbox account to Sea of Thieves. To do so on Windows:
8. Adjust the Date and Time of the Device or System
If there is a discrepancy in date and time between the servers and your device or system, it may lead to a failure in delivering the required ships to your device. This can be resolved by synchronizing the date and time settings of your device or system. To do so on a Windows PC:
9. Reset the Router to the Factory Defaults
You will not be able to load ships on Sea of Thieves if the router’s firmware is damaged. Due to this, the router fails to correctly perform its operation. To solve this, reset the router to the factory defaults. Before resetting, make sure to back up or note down the information that may be required when setting up the router after factory resetting it.
10. Reset or Reinstall Sea of Thieves
The ships not loading issue will occur if the core components of the SoT game are damaged. This might have occurred when an update to the game could not properly patch the previous installation. This can be solved by resetting or reinstalling Sea of Thieves. For illustration, we will list down the steps for a Windows PC.
Reset Sea of Thieves
Reinstall Sea of Thieves
If the issue persists, make sure the ports required by the SoT are correctly forwarded in the router settings. If this does not work, contacting SoT Support for further assistance will be the last option.
