Yes, the captain actually went down with the ship in the end. It was all rather stoic and afterwards the pirate captain would encourage us all to go celebrate the victory inside with food and drink and games. Of course people would be curious so they'd watch the British ship come back up out of the water and there would be the captain still standing on the deck. He'd take off his hat and give a bow to a round of applause, heh. You'll note the British ship starts off around the corner and moves into place during the show.
