Guild Wars 2

talked to Kiel, grabbed a crowbar on the beach, but cannot break any cargo boxes or jetsams.

the stuff gives me the message, “This debris has nothing relevant.”

You have to check all the cargo and debries. Some will give you hints leading to the Consortium. The last one you can then break open and get an item.

I got a clue from a barrel. Then I talked to one of the event NPCs in LA and they led me to the next step.

Aye. Basically grab a crowbar and walk along the southern coastline, checking each barrel and cargo box. You’ll hit a few that have ‘interesting’ results rather than nothing, and eventually get what you need to take to the gal in LA to continue.

I had the crowbar equipped but it gave me the bag without doing anything. I started at the dock and checked everything all the way around the shore and back to dock. Got bag in barrel by dock where I started lol.

It has not worked for me either.

You need to talk to Inspector Ellen Kiel before you start searching the beach.

She starts the mission.