<P> The scenes on Rum - runner's Isle were filmed in Petit Tabac, one of five islands known as the Tobago Cays, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . </P> <P> Before the events of the first film, Barbossa leads a mutiny against Jack and strands him on a small island . He leaves Jack a pistol holding a single shot; he could use this to commit suicide before starving to death . For many years, Barbossa assumes that Jack has died; he is surprised to learn of his survival during the events of the first film . Jack repeatedly claims that he used a raft made of sea turtles and his own back hair to escape the island . In reality, the island was a haven for rum - runners . Jack discovers their stash of liquor, lies on a beach drinking rum for three days, and barters passage off the isle when the bootleggers return . </P> <P> During The Curse of the Black Pearl, Barbossa captures Elizabeth and Jack . Will Turner barters for their safety . Barbossa uses a loophole in their agreement to maroon Elizabeth and Jack on the same island . Elizabeth burns the stash of rum in order to create a signal fire, and they are rescued by James Norrington . </P> <P> Shipwreck Cove is an inlet on the fictional Shipwreck Island, appearing in At World's End . Shipwreck Cove is considered to be an impregnable fortress, well - supplied, and able to withstand nearly any siege . It serves as the meeting place for the Brethren Court, which is a gathering of the world's nine Pirate Lords . </P>

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