Yeah, i made a suit of Gold Platemail with Luck/90% RPD/All 70s Resist for my Warrior that i soulstoned Mining onto (Killing Ore Eles) in order to find Niter deposits in dungeons to dig up Saltpeter with. Drastically cut down on the costs, but still takes awhile to get a decent amount of Saltpeter.
The char that killed the Pirate was the char that placed/owned the boat. I think it messed up when my Pirate Binding Pole moved to the side of my ship after crossing a server line when going from the Sea Emporium to Jhelom. Although i did log off the owner a few times in order to hop on my craftsman to repair the boat a few times. Found something interesting, if you equip a +60 ASH on a 120 Blacksmith while repairing the Cannons, it SIGNIFICANTLY reduces the amount of Ingots needed, and doesn't use up charges on the ASH. Repairing from Slightly Damaged to Pristine took 4 ingots instead of 20 then.
I didn't expect the Pirates to be so tough. I had to wreck their ship by firing three cannnons on one side, saying "Turn Around" firing the three cannons on the other side, then running to reload with a UOA macro. Had Protection on and was casting Cleansing Winds the whole time to keep myself alive against the Orc Mages. Took me about 15-20 minutes of summoning RCs and spell spamming on the Pirate to bring her low, just to find out my ship/pole was bugged. Spent all those resources/time for a measly 10k Death Certificate...