The Rust Naval Update is here with base boat building and an optional plank meant to 'settle minor disagreements' with friends

Rust player tinkering with a motor onboard a ship, there is a crafting hammer in his free hand. .

We've been able to swim around just off the coast of Rust's murder island for years now, but I'm absolutely terrified of the sharks most players seem to shrug off, so I keep myself parked on land watching from a safe distance. After today's Naval Update, I'm thinking that may change as Rust adds buildable seafaring boats, among other things.

I say may because I know someone is going to immediately send my dinky ship to the bottom of the sea. Or they'll commandeer it and make me walk the plank.