today we went out and tested our newest Surveyor-class miner. The ship was a great success maneuvering the dense fields. That allowed for quick recovery of valuable salvage. Sadly it won't be able to operate on its own like the Pittsburgh can. Regardless we spotted an illegal Junker Salvager of the 'Free Trade People' in the field. We informed him that he wasn't permitted and demanded the salvage. The Junker in turn destroyed the valuable cargo so we were regrettably forced to destroy the vessel.
Later on we moved in with the Pittsburgh only to find another Junker salvaging operation. Imperial shipping and a Hogosha was present. While we would have supplied the transports gladly, dealing with the Junker held us up. And then the LPI arrived. And eventually the BDM. The police forces demanded the cargo of all ships to be dropped. This resulted in the destruction of the Imperial Shipping vessel. We salvaged all dropped cargo. The BDM then later offered trade relations with us. We will see what comes out of that.
During the encounter with these. Another FTP vessel showed up and declared us 'targets'. In front of the LPI and BDM too!
Bristol security has been informed and will shoot them if they approach the Depot.