Markus Rohde was the captain of the Barataria ship, that was used to transport Karl Rask's weapons to Mumbai, India. After Osman Xasan Muhamad's pirates boarded the ship, they found Markus in the pilothouse and Osman took his Colt .45 pistol. Osman asked Rohde who was in command of the ship, who replied "you are". He was then taken down to the forecastle with the rest of his crew. The pirates asked him to drop anchor but he derisively told them that it was not possible. He confirmed to the pirates that all of his crew was accounted for, and when they asked he gave up Callum Trent's name. When Sadiq Khalif Fárah was questioning Trent and executed Miguel Blancaflor, Rohde told them the location of Trent's safe in his stateroom.