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.