I'm afraid I have some troubling news to report. While on Tau patrol I intercepted one of the Congress vessels coming from Tau-37. Surprisingly he was free of that disgusting Maltese product, but what he was in possession of was a shock to my Corsican heart. The man in question was captaining a l'Ane transport vessel! I could not believe my eyes that one of our ships had fallen into such disreputable hands. You would not believe the tale he spun about how he got it if I told you, so I will simply let him tell you himself.
If this man does not even know where this ship comes from I cannot help but think he is a liar and a thief! Such Sirian arrogance! Pah.
On a more interesting note, I ran across the most fascinating Sirian vessel I've yet seen not too long afterwards. It's hard to believe, but the Sirians have built a Heavy Fighter class vessel that can wield experimentals! I didn't know such things were possible! Commandant Maxim and myself had an interesting discussion with the pilot, who said that it was produced by some ingenious independent firm. Perhaps we should invest in this company and obtain some for ourselves? I believe the Commandant has some contacts he was going to use in investigating this.