Currently when the captain of the Burning Blade is either disconnected or leaves the active game session, the Burning Blade will despawn before they have an opportunity to reconnect losing ownership. While there are no workarounds for this issue, the team are actively investigating a resolution for all players.
UPDATE:
For crews pledged to the Burning Blade, there is now a short grace period after the Captain leaves the game before the ship begins to sink, to protect from temporary disconnections.
When a crew in control of the Burning Blade purposefully leaves the game, the ship will now sink naturally and will not appear to others to have been handed in at The Reaper’s Hideout.
