Cargo

Cargo was the transported goods on a ship.

History
After her launch in 1887, (PROSE: Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You!) the commercial steamer Elysium had many successful voyages. (PROSE: Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm) The Elysium was once photographed by the Manchester Ship Canal Co. unloading her cargo at the Salford Quays. (PROSE: The Elysium) Before her crash on 17 July 1888, the Elysium's cargo included: valuable metals, such as over £1000 worth of gold ingots, and industrial machine parts for the cotton trade. However, a website in the 2010s claimed that there was confidential cargo being transported under government warrant as well, perhaps some sort of angelic statue on board, though this was denied by officials. (PROSE: Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm)

In the 2010s, diver Daryl Christofi obtained some of the salvage rights to the Elysium, with his focus being on the gold (PROSE: Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You!) which he intended to use to fund more diving trips. (PROSE: Daryl Christofi)

In anticipation of an evacuation of Bowie Base One, Steffi Ehrlich asked Mia Bennett to strip the cargo down to essentials. (TV: The Waters of Mars)