Five ships shot down in the act of piracy

Date: 290908
Planet: Tatooine/Naboo System/Ord Mantell
Region: Farpoint Valley/Nova Orion Station

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

Pirate attacks are on the rise again in the Naboo system, despite strong measures taken by authorities. One week ago the weekly IMC Convoy transporting ore from Farpoint Valley, Tatooine, to Ord Mantell, was attacked by five pirate raiders - according to eye witnesses two KSE Firesprays, one older Bellubab-22, an even older ARC-170 recon ship and a N-1 Starfighter, most likely a deserter from the RSF.

The convoy, however, was ready for them. The three freighters - Captain Ryian Coron's "Defiance", a X4-class class vessel, a well as the two AEG-77 "Vigo" class ships "Vengeance", piloted by veteran captain Aenius Bosk, and Captain Drake's "Crimson Eclipse", were escorted by Captan Amillo in his Vaksai heavy fighter and a TIE Oppressor on detched duty from the Imperial Sector Fleet, together with a Kimogila fighter.

When the pirates attacked the convoy, the escorts engaged and broke up their formation, allowing the freighters to remain undamaged in the following fight while all pirate ships were destroyed or disabled.

The following footage was released by the Imperial Sector Fleet:



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