03-28-2020, 08:39 PM
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ID: Jonathan Seabourne
Location: OS&C|Breezewood, Planet Broadstone
To: Rheinland Military
Subject: RNC-Havel Excessive Use of Force
Greetings friends,
Regards,
Jonathan Seabourne
Captain, OS&C|Breezewood
Director, White Star Lines Division
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Orbital Spa and Cruise
One of my captains, Kasumi Hikamaru, had an unfortuante encounter with one of your gunboats in the New Berlin system. She was transporting furs in a Ryuujin class vessel, the Yuki-Maru, as part of our logistics fleet when she was stopped by the gunboat RNC-Havel. The gunboat conducted a cargo scan with no incident, but seemed to think that an Orbital Spa and Cruise captain piloting a Kusari train was a violation of Rheinland law. The train was purchased legitimately from Kusari corporations, not their military, which are not listed as a hostile power to Rheinland, so I have no idea to what they were indicating.
My captain tells me the Rheinland vessel demanded a 2 million credit fine before opening fire. The transport, only a few hundred meters from New Berlin, made for the mooring post. Fortunately, she managed to land before the vessel was too badly damaged. I'm including a link to the captain's original report including the original communication logs here.
Obviously, OS&C strives to be in full compliance with all partner house laws, but our legal department is at a loss for exactly what statutes we were violating. Your captain seemed to be under the impression that Kusari built civilian vessels are banned from Rheinland space, or that we are a Kusari faction and thus fair game for extortion.
We seek clarity for this incident and an assurance that OS&C vessels are welcome in Rheinland space. At the very least, we have faith that the military will not tolerate such a rogue captain besmirching the good name of Rheinland and will serve the appropriate justice and training needed to ensure the security of all.
My captain tells me the Rheinland vessel demanded a 2 million credit fine before opening fire. The transport, only a few hundred meters from New Berlin, made for the mooring post. Fortunately, she managed to land before the vessel was too badly damaged. I'm including a link to the captain's original report including the original communication logs here.
Obviously, OS&C strives to be in full compliance with all partner house laws, but our legal department is at a loss for exactly what statutes we were violating. Your captain seemed to be under the impression that Kusari built civilian vessels are banned from Rheinland space, or that we are a Kusari faction and thus fair game for extortion.
We seek clarity for this incident and an assurance that OS&C vessels are welcome in Rheinland space. At the very least, we have faith that the military will not tolerate such a rogue captain besmirching the good name of Rheinland and will serve the appropriate justice and training needed to ensure the security of all.
Regards,
Jonathan Seabourne
Captain, OS&C|Breezewood
Director, White Star Lines Division
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Orbital Spa and Cruise
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