Smuggler caught and cargo recovered in Deep Space

Date: 221109
Planet: Deep Space

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

Yesterday the Imperial Navy received information that a suspected smuggling vessel was left stranded in Deep Space. A task force built around the three Decimator-Class ships of the 42nd Fighter Wing "ISS Eviscerator", "ISS Thunderflare" and "ISS Extinguisher" and supported by the YT-1300 "Long Hard Violator" from Thunder Squadron was dispatched to Deep Space to recover the cargo of the suspected smuggling vessel.

The task force, escorted by two flight groups from various squadrons, started their sweep of the sector and met a rebel task force on the way, dispatching it without taking any losses before starting the recovery operation.



Docking attempts were difficult though when several rebel capital ships including two gunboats and numerous fighter and bombers attacked, often punching through the fighter screen to strike at the docking transports.



Despite the heavy fighting and the increasingly tenacious rebel attacks the cargo recovery under fire was successfully accomplished and the transports safely withdrawn from Deep Space.