Pirate activity intensifies

Date: 211107
Planet: Tatooine/Karthakk System
Region: Farpoint Valley/Lok Space Station

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

After last week's pirate troubles, this week's convoy of the Intergalactic Mining Company from Farpoint Valley, Tatooine to Coronet, Corellia, received increased security. However, the convoy consisting of Captain Splenda Sugar's "Splenda's Pride" and the "Alarris Vengeance" of Captain Halcyon, both Nova Courier-class ships, was off to a bad start when a contracted Vaksai heavy fighter suffered engine troubles and had to drop out, reducing the number of escorts to one starfighter, a heavy Scyk.

The convoy continued the scheduled trip despite this, but was ambushed in the Karthakk system by two Incom T-65 X-Wing starfighters, one of which was destroyed by the escort, the other by the turret gunners of "Splenda's Pride", which suffered minor armor damage during the fight in an asteroid field. Another two pirates were dealt with at the Trade Federation Refueling station by the escort, before the convoy hypered out to Corellia.

Even there, another pirate attacked near Corellia's Orbit, damaging the escorting fighter as well as the "Alarris Vengeance". Both managed to make landfall safely however, and the cargo was delivered in its entirety.

IMC shares rose 6 % at the Coronet stock exchange. Analysts remain doubtful however, if the company found a remedy against the troubles with pirates.