Originally Posted by guenthar 
Did you talk to the lady near the ship that gives you 2 free bags? One is for ingredients (which is where you put the shards) and one is for collectibles.
EDIT: The forums are back up.
Originally Posted by Corwin 
There's also a third free bag available for gems. Ingredients, Gems, and Collectibles all have different coloured bags (green, red, gold)
I talked tpo a lady at the bottom of the staircase/ladder to the Leajky Dinghy taver. She gave me 2 bags. Unfortunately Mr. or mRs. Drop-Axe isn't there anymore, meaning that I have kind of a "voucher" for the exclusive items in my inventory, but no-one left to redeem it (remember : this pirate hat thing).
I thgink I'll ask support for this. (The code for it was to be used until Oct. 15th, and I did so at the account site, but thought I could get it later in Stormreach since I had used the code.)
Well, anyway, I'll look around there within the next days.
Besides : What do these greenish "symbols" mean in the floor of the ship ? Those when stanging before shrines and such ? (They look so if you ask a ship inhabitant to show them; otherwise they are not distinguishable from the floor.)