Wed, 10/12/2011 - 07:31 — Anonymous Sarmaty/Solomani Rim 156-1121 Imperial
fleet maneuvers in the Sarmaty system have apparently resulted in disaster,
as the 10,000-ton cargo carrier Pride of Kha'urru came under fire from
elements of the 1291st Colonial Fleet. The cargo carrier suffered serious
casualties to the crew and losses to cargo, and may itself be a total
loss.According to Navy spokesman Lieutenant Fielle Wilson-MacCraig, "The
cargo ship failed to heed navigation warnings and proceeded into the midst of
a live-fire zone. At this time, the Navy does not believe the carrier's crew
was negligent, as there is evidence that its comms and sensor systems were
malfunctioning. Unfortunately before a warning could be delivered, gunnery
officers on three ships participating in an exercise mistook the cargo
carrier for a target buoy. The results were inevitable. The exercise was
immediately halted and all hands mobilized for rescue and salvage operations.
Naturally, the Navy will cover the cost of indemnities for the lost crew and
cargo."Naval operations in the Sarmaty system have been halted until further
notice, pending a full investigation of the incident. The Pride of Kha'urru
was a carrier registered within the nation of Aorhtoi on Sarmaty, of Aslan
crew and ownership.Ω
