Did the somali pirates have pirate relatives?

They sail off the coast of Somalia, Africa.

Pirates were private sailors who attacked and robbed ships, and plundered villages for their "loot", or stolen valuables. Some classic pirates were actually mercenaries or privateers who were...

Economically mainly because they disturb important trade routes.

Supposedly, they started off as Somali fishermen who armed themselves to protect their industry from illegal fishing. However, they soon started attacking all sorts of ships -- oil tankers, cargo...

Somalia