TTC Freighter crashes on Tatooine

Date: 020807
Planet: Tatooine
Region: Mos Eisley/Bestine

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

Tatooine Trading Corporations YT-2400 class freighter “TTC-Racing Sky” crashed on Tatooine last night, near Bestine, following a pirate attack. While exact details are yet unclear, eye witnesses reported that the freighter, carrying supplies for a new Imperial Outpost on Lok, suffered engine failure soon after launching, barely clearing Tatooine’s orbit. At that point, pirates attacked, but were driven off by the escorting TIE Interceptor.

However, despite the pirates being driven off, the freighter itself suffered more damage and after most of the crew used the escape pods, the freighter crashed near Bestine. According to a statement from TTC, both the engine failure as well as the following explosion were caused by sabotage, although other reports state that a crew member threw a plasma grenade inside the ship in an attempt to deal with the saboteur.

Most if not all experienced spacers would not even contemplate such a course of action though, so the veracity of this rumor is to be doubted. The fate of the cargo is unknown as well, but investigations are under way.