User blog comment:Travis92/(SPOILERS) Retcon in DMTNT/@comment-996391-20170601163042

1. The green flash appears every time someone comes back from the land of the dead. It's nothing special. Also, whoever commands the Dutchman must sail the seas for eternity. That's why Jack wanted to kill Jones, to become immortal. When he stabbed Jones' heart Will bound herself to the ship forever. As for the “doomed look”, Will IS doing his job. He doesn't have tentacles and lobster claws. But if you are spending 99% of your time underwater you will pick some barnacles.

2. Jack didn't steal the compass from Tia Dalma, he bartered it. So, maybe he bartered the compass from Tia Dalma for his captain. When the captain was mortally wounded he gave the compass to Jack.

3. The Black Pearl was not damaged in the bottle in On Stranger Tides. But it was flying Barbossa's flag. In Dead Men Tell No Tales it's flying Jack's flag while it was still in the bottle. One continuity error. As for the crew, they were probably marooned on some island by Blackbeard after the battle in which he captured the Pearl. When they reached some civilized port the crew was disbanded. Mullroy and Murtogg joined Barbossa's new crew on the Revenge and Marty joined Jack's new crew on the Dying Gull.