Date: 290807
Planet: Tatooine
Region: 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 seemed off to a good start last night when the two YT-1300 freighters, Ryian Coron’s „Spinning Cloud“ and Selenes Lightingdust’s „Entertainer Dream“, met up with four escorting starfighters above Tatooine – a wise precaution after the massive attacks on the last convoy.
The escorts were soon needed when several pirates attacked during the trip through the Karthakk system, using an asteroid field for cover. In the following dogfight, all four attackers – a patched together Decimator-class ship probably salvaged from a junkyard according to experts, a Vaksai, an Advanced X-Wing and an A-Wing - were driven off or shot down without the escorts or freighters suffering any losses more serious than some armor damage. Refueling
However, during the jump to Corellia, the „Entertainer Dream“ reported system failures and miscalculated jumping coordinates. Lt. Alvar managed to find the ship, and the freighter arrived in the Corellia system, but the ship was out of control, and blew up soon after exiting hyperspace. Captain Lightingdust fortunately was wearing an EVA suit, and could be rescued from the debris by the rest of the convoy, and was brought to Coronet Medical Center.
Her injuries were treated there while the debris of her ship was analysed. According to a preliminary report by the authorities, the freighter was lost due to a faulty reactor overload routine which stressed the reactor too much and caused a power spike that damaged the ship’s electronics and ultimately led to the destruction of the ship. Despite this, rumors of sabotage circulated.
IMC representative Okowwi Emied announced that insurance payments to Captain Lightingdust had already be made, and hoped that the experienced spacer would resume her work quickly.
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