IMC convoy struck hard by pirates

Date: 280810
Planet: Tatooine/Naboo System/Corellia System/Ord Mantell
Region: Farpoint Valley/Nova Orion Station

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

Five days ago the weekly cargo convoy transporting ore for the Intergalactic Mining Corporation from Tatooine to Ord Mantell was attacked by pirates again. The two freighters, the TTC-Tencilia, a chartered YT-2400 with upgraded guns, piloted by Ramona, with Flar acting as gunner, and Captain Benjam Frail's "Lucky Silver", a converted Decimator-class ship with with Falcun Nix and Myrorra serving as gunners, were escorted by Barrenger Fynar, Neo-Gothic and Ahl-Vinn.

The convoy was attacked in the Tatooine system shortly before making the jump to the Naboo system, and two of the escorts were shot down there already, covering the freighters' escape. The two freighters and the remaining escort, Barrenger Fynar, were not yet safe though - pirates struck in the Naboo system too , managing to disable the "Lucky Silver", which had already suffered damages, and Barrenger's fighter, before chasing the "TTC-Tencilia" until the freighter managed to escape into hyperspace after shooting down a pursuing Y-Wing.



Barrenger Fynar meanwhile assisted Captain Frail, who was drifting and whose crew member Falcun Nix had suffered serious wounds, with his Y-8 class "Celestia Belle", picking up the wounded for treatment in the ship's medical bay, but was attacked in the process as well and barely got away with an emergency jump.

IMC shares fell 1% at the Coronet Stock Exchange following the news.