Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Ore transports robbed by pirate raiders

Date: 171109
Planet: Tatooine/Naboo System/Ord Mantell
Region: Farpoint Valley/Nova Orion Station

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

Last night IMC sent two well-armed ships carrying ore from the Farpoint Valley, Tatooine, to the Nova Orion Station in the Ord Mantell system. In addition to the "Crescent raven", Captain Ashen Katarna's X-4 class medium freighter, the Nova Courier "Busahab" owned and captained by the wookiee Rasowaro.

The convoy entered the Naboo System and soon had a suspect ship in sensor range, a Vaksai fighter. The "Busahab" turned to face it, and it withdrew. Soon afterwards though the Vaksai returned, and with it came another Vaksai as well as a TIE Advanced, likely a deserter.



The "Busahab" broke formation and engaged the three raiders, but was disabled after a fierce dogfight and was forced to surrender the cargo. Soon afterwards the raiders tracked down the "Crescent Raven", attacking the medium freighter from multiple angles, avoiding the turret fire for the most part, and disabled the ship as well, forcing it to jettison its cargo too before withdrawing with the loot.

IMC shares fell 6 % at the Coronet Stock Exchange following the news.

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