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[Jane Hartman]

Pirates Edging Closer to Manhattan

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By Morna Matos

A Navy heavy transport suffered severe damage in a pirate attack ten kilometers beyond Manhattan's zone of influence yesterday evening. The First Fleet Bison-class transport, Mount Sentinel, was fourteen kilometers out from Manhattan, bound for Fort Bush, when it reportedly came under attack by pirate raiders. The ship sustained significant damage, including loss of its main drive unit and communications array in an attempt to withdraw to the safety of Manhattan's orbit. Mount Sentinel's residual velocity was enough to carry the damaged ship to Manhattan's sphere of influence, where it was intercepted and its orbit stabilized by the heavy lifters Carlton and Dancing Lady.

No casualties have been reported, and First Fleet Command has refused to offer further comment on the matter. Mount Sentinel's crew was transferred to Long Island Station, and the ship transported to Norfolk Shipyard under tug to undergo necessary repairs.

This is the latest in a string of increasingly bold pirate attacks, and one of the first recorded successful attacks on a Naval auxiliary by domestic pirates since the destruction of the LLS Clearwater in 814A.S.

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