BWI attacks again - reward offered

Date: 130711
Planet: Tatooine/Corellia System/Ord Mantell System
Region: Farpoint Valley/Nova Orion Station

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

Two days ago the Intergalactic Mining Company sent two freighters with ore from Farpoint Valley, Tatooine, to the Nova Orion Station in the Ord Mantell System. After the attack last week the two YT-2400 class freighters, Captain Britney's "Sugar Rush" and Captain See'la Tualin's "Kairn Tol", were escorted by four fighters piloted by Ahl-Vinn, Jolson Kell, Barrenger Fynar and Ramona.

The convoy started the trip without troubles. When the ships entered the Corellia System at the Talus Secta hyperspace jump point though they came at once under attack by pirate ships bearing the "BWI" marks, which likely had been laying in ambush. During the fight some pirates were also still hypering in, which indicates they had other jump points under surveillance too.

In total six pirate fighters were sighted - two X-Wings, two V-Wings, one Y-Wing and one Z-95. All were destroyed in the battle with the convoy and the escorts while one escort ship, Barrenger Fynar's "Krayt Dancer IV", suffered damage that took out his navigation system and weapons, requiring repairs, and another, Ramona's "Flo", suffered armor damage.T he ships continued to Ord Mantell where the cargo was delivered to the Nova Orion shipyards.



So far there hasn't been any information turned up concerning the identitity of those pirates. IMC has put up a reward of 10'000 credits for any substantial information about BWI.

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