rummaging

To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.

To search a vessel for smuggled goods.

“After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship.”

To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.

“She rummaged her purse in search of the keys.”

The act of one who rummages.