Would surrendered ships, whose captain has not been captured yet, be an auto-capture for the winner at the end of the game?

I thought about this and I think it would have pros and cons. If not, the Captain in the last ship could never be captured as surrendering his ship effectively ends the game. If yes, we could simplify the rule to the "winner takes it all". Picking up the Captain would only make sense if you would make a run afterwards.