Pirate destroyed at Corellia Station

Date: 220911
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.)

Three days ago the Intergalactic Mining Company sent four freighetrs out in a convoy to transport ore from Farpoint Valley, Tatooine, to the Nova Orion Station in Ord Mantell. The four freighters - Captain Britney's "Sugar Rush", Captain See'la Tualin's "Kairn Tol"m both YT-2400 class light freighters, as well as Captain Ace's "Inara's Revenge" and Captain Dee'lin Sarlo's "Phoenix", both YT-1300 light freighter - launched and gathered at the Tatooine orbital station before starting their journey.

Upon entering the Corellia system the convoy was attacked by a single ARC-170 - a pirate. Combined fire from the turrets of the freighters drove the pirate away, and - likely as a response to the devastating attack suffered by many of the spacers on the convoy a week before - the convoy gave chase, pursuing the aging recon fighter to Corellia's orbit, where the pirate tried to hdie within regular traffic. Without success though, the pirate was cornered and shot down and the freighetrs continued to Ord Mantell.



IMC shares rose 2 % at the Coronet Stock Exchange following the news.