The Merryweather Heist

Overview

The Merryweather Heist is Trevor Philips's first heist in Grand Theft Auto V. After arriving in Los Santos, Trevor wants to prove he can plan a score himself, and he picks a target belonging to the private military contractor Merryweather Security. With Michael and Franklin's help, and dock worker Floyd Hebert as inside man, the crew goes after a mysterious device the company is moving through the Port of Los Santos.

Setup missions

• Scouting the Port: Trevor, Wade and Floyd take shifts at the docks, and Trevor photographs the Merryweather ship and its cargo. At the end the approach is chosen.
• Minisub: steal a submersible from a vessel at the port; used in both approaches.
• Cargobob (offshore): steal a heavy-lift Cargobob helicopter from Fort Zancudo.

Approaches

• Freighter: Franklin takes a sniper position on an overpass near the port. At dusk Michael swims to the freighter, boards it and plants sticky bombs while Franklin picks off guards and shoots down a helicopter. Franklin detonates the charges, sinking the ship, and Michael dives into the wreck to find the device, which Trevor collects in the submersible. Floyd lifts the sub ashore with a crane.
• Offshore: Michael flies the Cargobob carrying Trevor's submersible to a Merryweather test site in the ocean near Paleto Cove. Trevor dives, finds the container on the seabed and escapes with it while the crew fights off pursuing Merryweather forces.

Crew and tips

No hired crew is needed; the three protagonists and Floyd do the work.

• For the freighter, stealth kills and sniper support from Franklin keep the alarms quiet; reaching the ship's interior undetected is a gold medal objective.
• For the offshore approach, use the sub's sonar to find the container quickly.
• The freighter route suggests a visit to the shooting range for Franklin, and the offshore route suggests flight school for Michael, though neither is required.

Payout

There is no cash reward. Lester appears after the job, warns that the device is a dangerous experimental weapon and insists they return it. Trevor refuses until Michael promises him another score, and Lester takes the device away. The heist unlocks the Sonar Collections Dock purchase and leads into the FIB's next demands.