Complex sentence: Outrunning the "Staunch" and "Otter", Jack engages the pair who have captured "Bombay" and makes use of extra volunteer crew from the refitting HMS "Africaine" to board both "Bombay", recapturing her, and the "Venus".
Split into simpler sentences: Outrunning the "Staunch" and "Otter", Jack engages the pair who have captured "Bombay". He makes use of extra volunteer crew from the refitting HMS "Africaine" to board both "Bombay", recapturing her, and the "Venus".