The curse of the Black Pearl: Pirates of the Caribbean pirate ship The Brig Unicorn sinks in freak accident By DAILY MAIL REPORTER PUBLISHED: 12:48, 28 May 2014 | UPDATED: 14:22, 28 May 2014 91 shares 29View comments She was the supporting role in many of Johnny Depps scenes where he played eccentric pirate Jack Sparrow. But the main star of Pirates of Caribbean was 66-year-old pirate ship The Brig Unicorn, who sunk in a freak accident off the coast of St Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday. The magical ship was sailing on her way to be repaired from St Lucia when she encountered difficulties and sank, no one was hurt. +5 The curse of the black pearl: The pirate ship used in Pirates of the Caribbean, real name the Brig Unicorn has sunk off the coast of St Vincent On board at the time there was nine crew members and one captain, who were believed to have been rescued by the St Vincent Coast Guard shortly after the incident. The Brig Unicorn played The Henrietta in The Curse Of The Black Pearl, and The Terrasaw in Dead Mans Chest and At Worlds End. The mighty ship was also used as a slave ship in in the 1977 Golden Globe winning American TV series Roots, but was most recently been used as a bar and restaurant in the Rodney Bay Marina in St Lucia. +5 Swashbuckling: Johnny Depp filmed many of his scenes in Pirates of the Caribbean as Captain Jack Sparrow on board the ship +5 Lost at sea: The Brig Unicorn has hung up its acting sails, but spent much of its life in Rodney Bay (pictured) as a bar and restaurant The impressive 148ft ship was built in Finland in 1948 to carry cargo in the 1970s and mainly sailed around the Caribbean, and was often used as a tourist attraction for visits and cruises. The fifth installment of the film series, Dead Men Tell No Tales, is set for release in 2016, with Johnny Depp being confirmed to remain as Captain Jack Sparrow. Dead Men Tell No Tales will be filmed in both Puerto Rico and New Orleans at the end of the year. +5 Walk the plank: Johnny Depp filmed lots of memorable scenes on the ship for three of the films, including being made to walk the plank Geoffrey Rush is locked in as Barbosa and Keith Richards will reprise his role as Captain Teague, MailOnline has learned. In this new installment of the Disney franchise Jack and his team are in search of The Trident, which Keiths Teague holds valuable information. The villain this time is Captain Brand, a ghost that wants the Trident so he can get his revenge on Jack. Brand believes Jack turned his brother Eric into a pirate, which led to his death. +5 Shiver me timbers: Johnny Depp will return as the eccentric Jack Sparrow in the fifth installment of the Disney series, set for release in 2016 Read more: dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2641573/The-curse-Black-Pearl-Pirates-Caribbean-pirate-ship-The-Brig-Unicorn-sinks-freak-accident.html#ixzz331PhjRsF Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
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