EBN News Bulletin
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The cargo ship Solar-9 sent a distress signal to the Exodus Space Station while on approach to Calypso, warning that their weapons and main drive had been disabled, and that the vessel was being boarded by unidentified space pirates.
Orbital personnel have been unable to reestablish contact with the Solar-9 or determine its coordinates, as all transponders on the ship appear to have been destroyed or deactivated. The Calypso Defense Force expects that the pirates intend to bring the vessel to a temporary pirate or smuggler base in some remote region for unloading, before abandoning the vessel itself.
The Solar-9 is part of the Helios Shipping cargo fleet, and was on a routine flight to Calypso with a large shipment of goods for the frontier world. EBN has been unable to reach Helios for comment.
This is a developing story, and we expect to bring you further updates in the coming days.
Transcript Received:
The cargo ship Solar-9 sent a distress signal to the Exodus Space Station while on approach to Calypso, warning that their weapons and main drive had been disabled, and that the vessel was being boarded by unidentified space pirates.
Orbital personnel have been unable to reestablish contact with the Solar-9 or determine its coordinates, as all transponders on the ship appear to have been destroyed or deactivated. The Calypso Defense Force expects that the pirates intend to bring the vessel to a temporary pirate or smuggler base in some remote region for unloading, before abandoning the vessel itself.
The Solar-9 is part of the Helios Shipping cargo fleet, and was on a routine flight to Calypso with a large shipment of goods for the frontier world. EBN has been unable to reach Helios for comment.
This is a developing story, and we expect to bring you further updates in the coming days.
