▁under rate ▁Martin , ▁and ▁he ▁dec ides ▁to ▁play ▁hurt , ▁forcing ▁Martin ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁escape . ▁Using ▁the ▁skills ▁that ▁Captain ▁Ron ▁taught ▁them , ▁they ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁s ails ▁up ▁after ▁the ▁engine ▁breaks ▁from ▁lack ▁of ▁oil ▁to ▁distance ▁themselves ▁from ▁the ▁pir ates . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁fires ▁once ▁at ▁the ▁pir ates , ▁sc aring ▁them ▁away ▁and ▁creates ▁a ▁safe ▁passage ▁to ▁Miami . ▁ ▁They ▁arrive ▁in ▁Miami ▁and ▁part ▁ways ▁with ▁Captain ▁Ron . ▁As ▁they ▁sail ▁to ▁their ▁destination , ▁they ▁decide ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁y acht ▁around ▁and ▁keep ▁it . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁scene , ▁Captain ▁Ron ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁clean ed ▁up ▁his ▁appearance ▁and ▁has ▁quickly ▁taken ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁for ▁a ▁wealth y ▁couple ▁and ▁their ▁small ▁motor bo at . ▁Not ably ▁he ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁we aring ▁an ▁eye ▁patch . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Kurt ▁Russell ▁as ▁Captain ▁Ron ▁Rico ▁Martin ▁Short ▁as ▁Martin ▁Har vey ▁Mary ▁Kay ▁Place ▁as ▁K atherine ▁Har vey ▁M ead ow ▁S isto ▁as ▁Caroline ▁Har vey ▁Benjamin ▁Sal is bury ▁as ▁Ben ▁Har vey ▁Sun sh ine ▁Log ro ño ▁as ▁General ▁Arm ando ▁( as ▁Em ann uel ▁Log ron o ) ▁Jorge ▁Luis ▁Ram os ▁as ▁General ▁Arm ando ' s ▁Trans l ator ▁J . A . ▁Pr eston ▁as ▁Mag istr ate ▁T anya ▁Sol er ▁as ▁Ang eline ▁Ra úl ▁Est ela