(if you took my crew member then your near land nobody would go to the open ocean with a hostage there you can be sunk easily)
(what I meant is that there is nothing to see for miles. No boats no land. Alm that can be seen is ocean so if there was a raft it would be spoted. And outran)
(not if it's at night which is the only reason you wouldn't be moving is its too risky nobody would stop if they don't have to)
(DES, when you attacked it was day, now suddenly it's night... Plus don't tell me how I would act. My character did it. End of story.)
(well I can't see any reason why you would stop other than it being night unless of course your character is a moron which I doubt)
(no, he stoped so that the prisoner couldn't swim away since he's in the middle of shark infested waters. She can't escape. And how would you be able to find us anyway? You are supposed to be in a burnt ship, no food or supplies, etc)