Büro der Marineintelligenz Battleship Westfalen, Hamburg
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05/16/825
Artifact Smugglers Passing through Rheinland
Another case of artifact smugglers heading through Dresden, New Berlin and Hamburg, to deliver them to, presumably, Liberty. The first smuggler I caught by the Dresden anomaly in New Berlin, just as I had finished off a patrol through the area. They claimed to be operating on behalf the the Bundestag, and were delivering them to New Berlin. However, as I found last time someone claim to have a permit, the Bundestag and Federal Polezei have no issued statements on them. I was all set to destroy the cargo on the spot, but a timely message came through from the Kommissariat, saying they could do with some more samples. With that in mind, I told the smuggler they could chose to drop the cargo here, or hand it over on the nearby Battleship Strausberg. Wisely, they chose the latter, however, they did try to escape on the lanes to planet new Berlin, which was not as wise. Unfortunately, in their panic, they tried to take the wrong lane. But, with all that sorted out, I then decided to get them out of Rheinand, due to their... distasteful behavior. However it was not long before I saw them again, heading from Freiburg to New Berlin, and claiming to be heading to the Omega's. I quickly showed them they way back out, to Omega-11 this time. Last I heard, from an old workmate of mine, they were filling up on diamonds, so hopefully, they've learnt their lesson.
Lastly I saw a Junker full of artifacts fly past me between Alster shipyard and Lübeck border station, however by the time I had turned my ship around, they had managed to land somewhere on planet Hamburg, and before I could get solid guncams of their cargo too. This smuggler most likely was using the same or a similar route to the first smuggler, therefore I would advise that the following areas be given a higher priority for smuggling-prevention patrols: The inner-edges of the Saarfeld and Ruhrfeld, along with the trade lanes between the Dresden jumpgate, Battleship Strausberg, Bonn Station, Dortmund Station and the Hamburg Jumpgate. Additionally, I would recomend a medium priority for the following areas: The outer edges of the Saar- and Ruhrfeld and the tradelanes between Bonn Station and the Stuttgart jumpgate. The rest of New Berlin can stay at its current priorities for patrolling. See the attached file for visual details.
[16.05.2017 09:16:14] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Guten Tag, Fortune's.Providence. Please stand by for cargo scan
[16.05.2017 09:16:31] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Hello Friend!
[16.05.2017 09:16:58] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: "Friend" is an interesting term there
[16.05.2017 09:17:07] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Depends on what you'd like to do next
[16.05.2017 09:17:37] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I'm sure my paperwork is in order aye?
[16.05.2017 09:17:46] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: You're paper work?
[16.05.2017 09:17:57] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Aye check my hold again, lad.
[16.05.2017 09:18:07] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Ah, you mean that permit.
[16.05.2017 09:18:08] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I got the permits.
[16.05.2017 09:18:36] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I was about to deliver this to New Berlin for your government higher ups.
[16.05.2017 09:18:59] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Very secret as you must appreciate in your line of work no?
[16.05.2017 09:19:11] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I be an independant contractor.
[16.05.2017 09:19:50] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Well, unfortunately, we don't have permit like that, as far as I've been breifed.
[16.05.2017 09:19:55] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: If you require a "processing" fee I'm sure I can arrange something.
[16.05.2017 09:20:10] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: I've seen them before, but there's nothing in the Bundestag's systems regarding them
[16.05.2017 09:20:26] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Nothing in the systems!
[16.05.2017 09:20:35] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Well...
[16.05.2017 09:20:43] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: I'm afraid so. I looked them up last time I saw them.
[16.05.2017 09:20:58] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: I will, off course, check again and see if anything new has come out recently
[16.05.2017 09:21:09] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Very much appreciated.
[16.05.2017 09:22:25] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: So *sweats*, how does it go?
[16.05.2017 09:22:25] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Hmmm....
[16.05.2017 09:22:59] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I'm honoured really.
[16.05.2017 09:23:25] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: You Intelligence folks going after people like little ole me.
[16.05.2017 09:23:48] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I thought you spys would be chasing terrorists and such, no?
[16.05.2017 09:23:57] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Hm? Oh, well we do what we must to protect our Home
[16.05.2017 09:24:14] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: That means chasing terrorists and catching pirates and smugglers alike
[16.05.2017 09:24:16] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Surely this must be beneath you?
[16.05.2017 09:24:32] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Oh....
[16.05.2017 09:24:46] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Well....
[16.05.2017 09:25:15] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Aye, tis be a sad day for me then....
[16.05.2017 09:25:29] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Me children will have to starve another day....
[16.05.2017 09:25:30] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Not quite yet
[16.05.2017 09:25:43] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Oh?
[16.05.2017 09:25:57] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: While, there still is nothing regarding the permits, so you are smuggling right now...
[16.05.2017 09:26:26] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I can assure I am all above board as I said before.
[16.05.2017 09:26:28] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: I've gotten a message saying you are to proceed to the Battleship Strausberg and hand over the Artifacts there
[16.05.2017 09:26:47] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: New Berlin is not so far out of the way no?
[16.05.2017 09:26:48] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Where they will be properly... handled
[16.05.2017 09:26:58] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: You can escort if you want
[16.05.2017 09:27:13] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Make sure nothing goes amiss.
[16.05.2017 09:27:17] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Ja, but the security on Strausberg is much safer
[16.05.2017 09:27:48] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: *Grumbles*
[16.05.2017 09:27:59] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: 500 credits per unit....
[16.05.2017 09:28:09] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: That will ruin me...
[16.05.2017 09:28:12] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: It's either hand them over there, or drop them here
[16.05.2017 09:28:23] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Fine, I see your point.
[16.05.2017 09:28:30] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Lead the way
[16.05.2017 09:28:32] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Good man
[16.05.2017 09:29:07] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Where are you going?
[16.05.2017 09:29:22] Fortune's.Providence: //Soz trying to maneuver
[16.05.2017 09:29:57] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: There we go.
[16.05.2017 09:30:25] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Perhaps you should stick to the lanes, its much safer
[16.05.2017 09:30:33] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: None of the asteroids, nor the pirates
[16.05.2017 09:30:43] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Nearly there my friend.
[16.05.2017 09:31:16] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: What was that?
[16.05.2017 09:31:20] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Damn it...
[16.05.2017 09:31:31] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Tsk Tsk...
[16.05.2017 09:31:41] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: What can I say I'm a "Low-Life".
[16.05.2017 09:31:41] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: I'm quite dissapointed "friend"
[16.05.2017 09:32:00] 2017-05-16 09:28:38 SMT Traffic control alert: Fortune's.Providence has requested to dock
[16.05.2017 09:32:04] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: You win, friend.
[16.05.2017 09:32:11] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Hand the artifacts over, and then I'll escort you out of rheinland
[16.05.2017 09:32:56] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: There....
[16.05.2017 09:33:10] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Least I have me rum....
[16.05.2017 09:33:21] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Good
[16.05.2017 09:33:44] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Its you people who prohibit free trade my friend.
[16.05.2017 09:34:04] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Ruining livelihoods.
[16.05.2017 09:34:10] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Theres free-trade, and then theres allowed dangerous alien materials throughout our home
[16.05.2017 09:34:15] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: *Sighs*
[16.05.2017 09:34:26] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Consider this a first warning
[16.05.2017 09:34:29] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Oh aye....
[16.05.2017 09:34:33] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Fine
[16.05.2017 09:34:39] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Repeat offenders... do not end up well
[16.05.2017 09:34:56] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: You won't see me again Friend.
[16.05.2017 09:35:04] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Now that is for sure.
[16.05.2017 09:35:18] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: We'll see about that....
[16.05.2017 09:35:33] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Well lead me out then
[16.05.2017 09:35:55] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Since you seem to like all this "free trade", I'll drop you off in Hudson
[16.05.2017 09:36:01] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Right next the Liberty
[16.05.2017 09:36:11] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Humph.
[16.05.2017 09:36:21] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Lets go then.
[16.05.2017 09:36:41] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Very well, take the lane to Bonn Station
[16.05.2017 09:37:47] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: And onwards to Dortmund
[16.05.2017 09:41:04] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Damnable ship....
[16.05.2017 09:41:24] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: One second my friend, I seem to be having engine troubles.
[16.05.2017 09:41:39] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Alright then... Be quick
[16.05.2017 09:41:48] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I need to cycle down some systems for a minute to to a diagnostic.
[16.05.2017 09:42:20] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: She be an old ship, not quite as fast she used to be.
[16.05.2017 09:42:29] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Do you think you could make to Alster?
[16.05.2017 09:42:36] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: As my capture at your hands can atest.
[16.05.2017 09:42:46] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Guten Tag, Alex_Bizgov. Please stand by for cargo scan
[16.05.2017 09:42:57] Alex_Bizgov: Guten tag
[16.05.2017 09:42:58] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: You're clear, carry on Junker
[16.05.2017 09:42:58] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: One second, I be fine.
[16.05.2017 09:43:29] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Just need to get my engineer to vent some heat out of the heatsinks.
[16.05.2017 09:43:53] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Otherwise me and my crew will cook inside this ole hull.
[16.05.2017 09:44:02] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Are you still using the old Tungsten Carbide ones?
[16.05.2017 09:44:26] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: This Serenity transport is old so that is possible.
[16.05.2017 09:44:47] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: I'm not a top physical chemist, but I know they've made a few new systems that are quite the advancement
[16.05.2017 09:45:04] Alex_Bizgov: Why dont you realise this poor transport officer?
[16.05.2017 09:45:08] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Oh I know.
[16.05.2017 09:45:22] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Hmm?
[16.05.2017 09:45:25] Alex_Bizgov: I dont see any wrong
[16.05.2017 09:45:35] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I will make the proper upgrades once I get back to Barriergate in Coronando.
[16.05.2017 09:45:52] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Good, and try to make the money /legally/ this time
[16.05.2017 09:46:10] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I do make it "legally".
[16.05.2017 09:46:25] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: The friendly folks over at Crete seemed to thinks so.
[16.05.2017 09:46:43] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Well, perhaps you should chose your friends more carefully
[16.05.2017 09:46:56] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: You are too political my friend.
[16.05.2017 09:47:12] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I myself believe we should have no such divisions.
[16.05.2017 09:47:29] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: We are all brothers and equal in the vast depths of space.
[16.05.2017 09:47:48] Alex_Bizgov: They have no courage to head in Omega sistems,cuz nomads
[16.05.2017 09:47:54] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Perhaps if the corsairs weren't pirates and vagabonds, stealing and pilfering from honest workers
[16.05.2017 09:47:57] Alex_Bizgov: right officer?
[16.05.2017 09:48:05] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Political matters mean little in the grand scheme of things.
[16.05.2017 09:48:38] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: The omega systems do have some deep parts to them, that well meaning people ought to avoid
[16.05.2017 09:48:39] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: You talk like your nation is so pure officer.
[16.05.2017 09:48:51] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I still remember the war....
[16.05.2017 09:49:15] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I wonder if I even deign to call you "human" still after all these years.
[16.05.2017 09:49:45] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Oh I'm human alright
[16.05.2017 09:50:05] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: My fallen Bretonian brothers would say otherwise.
[16.05.2017 09:50:17] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Enough of this.
[16.05.2017 09:50:35] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I smell the stench of the Blue Devil throughout this damnable space.
[16.05.2017 09:50:40] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Yes, enough.
[16.05.2017 09:50:48] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: The sooner I leave Rhienland the better.
[16.05.2017 09:50:59] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: And I think you're starting to over stay your welcome
[16.05.2017 09:51:04] Death: kiler-ltu was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[16.05.2017 09:51:16] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Bah.
[16.05.2017 09:53:08] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I'm starting to tire of you.
[16.05.2017 09:53:23] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: The feeling is mutal
[16.05.2017 09:53:23] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I won't come back if that is what you are worried about.
[16.05.2017 09:53:40] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I have business elsewhere I can conduct.
[16.05.2017 09:53:46] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: I'm not about to do half a job
[16.05.2017 09:54:30] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Farewell.
[16.05.2017 09:54:33] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Good bye
[16.05.2017 09:55:43] 2017-05-16 09:52:20 SMT Traffic control alert: BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf has requested to dock
[16.05.2017 09:59:03] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Stiop there
[16.05.2017 09:59:38] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Junker Liner, you are to cut your engines at once
[16.05.2017 09:59:46] 2017-05-16 09:56:23 SMT Traffic control alert: Pruitt-Igoe has requested to dock
[16.05.2017 10:00:11] BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf: Very well, you'll hear from us later
[16.05.2017 10:01:09] 2017-05-16 09:57:47 SMT Traffic control alert: BDM|Hns~B.Ohlendorf has requested to dock
[16.05.2017 10:11:15] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: Well well
[16.05.2017 10:11:30] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: If you must know I am on my way to the Omegas.
[16.05.2017 10:11:37] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: I wasnt expecting to see you thi- The omegas?
[16.05.2017 10:11:43] Fortune's.Providence: Anton:
[16.05.2017 10:12:17] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: Thats the exact /opposite/ way
[16.05.2017 10:12:27] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: Perhaps I should show you?
[16.05.2017 10:12:42] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Omega 11 my friend.
[16.05.2017 10:12:43] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: Given that I did tell you to leave Rheinland and all that
[16.05.2017 10:12:56] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: What I am doing is legal.
[16.05.2017 10:12:58] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: Again.... This is not the way to Omega 11
[16.05.2017 10:13:19] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: Disregarding and violation the orders of a law enforcer is not legal
[16.05.2017 10:13:27] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Lead the way, Rhiendlander...
[16.05.2017 10:13:47] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: Through this lane
[16.05.2017 10:13:48] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Look, one of my ventures has just collapsed.
[16.05.2017 10:14:10] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I'd like to do somthing that will not risk me credits and will turn a profit.
[16.05.2017 10:14:18] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: Then haul something legal
[16.05.2017 10:14:28] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: I plan to do just that.
[16.05.2017 10:14:49] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: I certainly hope so
[16.05.2017 10:14:53] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: For your sake
[16.05.2017 10:15:04] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: For my sake huh?
[16.05.2017 10:15:25] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: Yeah, for your own sake.
[16.05.2017 10:15:36] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: If the copper prices would have kept at what they were, I would not have to step foot in this place.
[16.05.2017 10:15:48] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: But times do change.
[16.05.2017 10:16:08] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: And you find your self slipping to smuggling so easily?
[16.05.2017 10:16:22] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: You make it sound like a bad thing?
[16.05.2017 10:16:38] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: *scoffs* Of course its bad
[16.05.2017 10:16:44] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Those bastards.....
[16.05.2017 10:16:50] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: it supports pirates and slavers
[16.05.2017 10:18:14] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Me mother was a Junker, and my father was a disgrace Bretonian Naval Officer, what can I say.
[16.05.2017 10:18:32] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Must run in the family.
[16.05.2017 10:18:42] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: Perhaps so...
[16.05.2017 10:18:51] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: Fare thee well, law man.
[16.05.2017 10:18:54] BDM|Hns-B~Ohlendorf: But there's always the choice
[16.05.2017 10:19:02] Fortune's.Providence: Anton: See you again soon aye?