 In "Dead Men Tell No Tales", Gibbs serves aboard Jack's derelict ship, the "Dying Gull", until he and the other crew members abandon him.He and the others are convinced by Henry Turner, Will Turner's son, to rejoin Jack on a quest for the Trident of Poseidon, but, during the journey, he learns that they are being chased by ghostly Captain Salazar, and the crew abandon Jack, Henry, and Carina Smyth on an island.Gibbs is made captain of the "Dying Gull", but relinquishes this title when he spots the Royal Navy after them, appointing Scrum to be the new captain.