# Lifecycle of a Ship Each Ship has four different states in its lifecycle: * **Building** - the state of a Ship right after deploy. During this Building state, Sailors can contribute ETH, and Captains can purchase NFTs. * Captains can only begin purchase NFTs once the ETH Minimum Threshold has been reached. * NFTs cannot be purchased after the Building state has ended. * **Sailing** - the state of a Ship after the Ship has "Set Sail". During this state, Captains can List NFTs for sale and Sailors can claim ETH after successful NFT sales. * The Captain can Set Sail to set the Ship into Sailing state anytime after the first NFT has been purchased * Sailors can Set Sail to set the Ship into Sailing state anytime after the Building period has ended && the Ship has purchased at least one NFT * **Docked** - once all of the NFTs purchased by the Ship are sold, the journey is considered complete and the Ship has DOCKED! Congrats to the Crew! * **Ship Abandoned** - if a Ship ends its fundraising and redistributes ETH prior to purchasing an NFT, it is considered Abandoned. * The Captain can Abandon Ship anytime before the first NFT is purchased * Sailors can Abandon Ship anytime after the Ship Building Period has ended && the Ship has no NFTs purchased ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/37888654/216439171-2fe3bc3b-60ef-4ac9-be30-9f9ff058ae68.png) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.sail.fun/sail-protocol/ships/lifecycle-of-a-ship.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.