Sunday, November 16, 2008

IMC Convoy shrugs off pirate attacks

Date: 151108
Planet: Tatooine/Naboo System/Ord Mantell
Region: Farpoint Valley/Nova Orion Station

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

Six days ago, the weekly IMC Convoy once again left Tatooine, carrying ore to the shipyard on the Nova Orion Station in the Ord Mantell system. A total of four freighters made up the convoy carrying ore from Tatooine to Ord Mantell: Veteran Captain Ryian Coron's YT-1300 "Spinning Cloud", Captain Auros Drayen's YT-2400 "Midnight Runner", both flying under the flag of Coron Enterprises, the YT-2400 "TTC-Shining Nebula", chartered from the Tatooine Trading Company, under captain Ainoloe, and the Nova-class "CMS Loco", flown by captain "Slick" Charlie. Three escorting craft protected the convoy - a heavy bomber, an interceptor, and a Z-95.

Despite this massive firepower, two pirate attacks occured, both in the Naboo system. One by a Vigo-class gunboat, and one by a Z-95. Both times, the attackers were dealt with in short order, the gunboat getting shot down by the escorts before even coming into range of the freighters, and the Z-95 being destroyed during its first attack run.



IMC stock rose 2 % at the Coronet Stock Exhange.

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