Pirate attack in Coronet Starport!

Date: 190907
Planet: Corellia/Tatooine
Region: Coronet/Farpoint Valley

Story: (Written by the Galactic News Agency, Ramona doesn't write IC).

The weekly convoy of the Intergalactic Mining Company from Farpoint Valley, Tatooine to Coronet last night was off to a bad start right away when the „Spinning Cloud“ captained by Ryian Coron was attacked by a YT-1300 and a Vaksai in the Tatoo system, but managed to hyper out while under fire. Unexpectedly, the following refueling operation in the Karthakk system was completed without troubles, and the trip continued towards the Corellia system.

However, right after reaching Corellia's orbit, two unidentified ships – presumably the same ships that had attacked earlier in the Tatoo system – attacked the „Spinning Cloud“ again. In the following battle, both probable pirates were destroyed or driven off, without intervention by local or Imperial forces.

The troubles were not over though, for the crew of the „Spinning Cloud“ was attacked in Coronet Starport itself in an ambush by a large number of armored assailants supported by combat droids and trained attack animals demanding the cargo – weapon-grade steel. Transit passengers and visitors scattered in fright and confusion when a firefight broke out that spilled out into the streets of Coronet itself.

From what is known, most of the freighter crew was overcome in the fight and detained by the pirates while the cargo was stolen. The pirates then broke into smaller groups and headed out, unhindered by local security. An Imperial patrol on the other hand bravely engaged the pirates in orbit, but was destroyed in the resulting engagement. Unconfirmed reports claim that a pirate was captured at the Starport shortly after the attack, but no arrest was recorded by local authorities.

The Intergalactic Mining Company has confirmed that the cargo was lost, but did declined to comment when asked about the alleged inactivity of the starport security, stating that further investigations were needed before deciding about a stance on this topic.

IMC shares fell 5 % at the Coronet stock exchange.