According to the passage, what do relatives of the victims believe happened to the victims?

They died of scurvy or other shipborne diseases.

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They were murdered by pirates.

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They were kidnapped by foreign cultures to be sold as slaves.

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They succumbed to the lure of the open ocean.

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They capsized in a large storm and drowned.

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Solution

The correct option is E They capsized in a large storm and drowned.
The passage mentions that once the pirates would capture a boat or a ship, they would murder the passengers and the crew, steal the money and valuable part of the cargo and destroy the vessel. the author says the friends and families of the murdered people would mourn their loss from "the inclemencies of the elements" which means the unmerciful or stormy weather at the seas.
Therefore, the most apt answer is option E) they capsized in large storm and drowned.

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