TTC loses another ship

Date: 030408
Planet: Naboo System

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

A week ago, TTC, the Tatooine Trading Company, lost another freighter, the YT-2400 class "TTC-Sunbeam", in a pirate attack on a IMC-sponsored convoy. The convoy, consisting of the "Sunbeam" and the "Spinning Cloud", an older YT-1300 class freighter, was on the way to Ord Mantell, escorted by two Y-Wings and a Z-95 when it was attacked by unidentified pirates in the Naboo system.

The first attack was foiled when the escorting craft engaged the pirates, holding them off while the two freighters made their escape, but after the escorts were destroyed, the pirates took up the pursuit, and caught the freighters shortyl afterwards.

Despite first-class engines, the freighters were unable to lose the high-speed pursuit - two vaksais and an X-Wing were reported - and the Sunbeam was disabled, then destroyed after the crew used their escape pods. The Spinning Could, piloted by Captain Coron, and carrying the ore cargo, was able to reach Ord Mantell however.

A TTC spokesman announced that the the firm was replacing the Sunbeam, and would keep providing charter ships for a variety of missions. The rates for escort/decoy missions might rise though.