The Siad Barre regime brought good changes to the people of Somalia. Businesses and banks were industrialized. Volunteers helped build roads and hospitals and planted crops. Somalia had a rich fish industry. With the seafood need low in Somalia, seafood was exported for a profit.

The fall of the Barre regime and the start of the Somali Civil War brought chaos and destitution to Somalia. With no coast guard to protect the shores other countries began illegally fishing off the shores, seriously depleting the fish stock. What fish weren’t stolen were left to be poisoned by countries illegally dumping toxic waste into their harbors. The lack of fish left the Somalian fishermen with no way to make an income to support their family and towns.

Thus began the rise of the Pirates of Somalia. Fishermen displaced by the illegal activities, ex-militia eager for a taste of the hostage money and technical experts with the know how to use modern day gadgets to track their prey all make up the pirate crews.

The pirates started small with easily caught smaller vessels. They treated the hostages well, providing food and shelter and were able to collect hefty ransoms. Seeing how easy they were able to collect the ransom, local warlords invested money in better boats and bigger guns able to overtake larger and more profitable shipping vessels.

Even though they’re hunted by nearly every governmental organization that enters the Gulf of Aden, the pirates manage to grow stronger by the day. Despite the growing number of ships that sail with hired mercenaries for protection, the pirates are capturing more vessels than ever.

The last captured ship brought in three million dollar. The pirates are making a lot of money. Join them now and you can too.