TO: RM Headquarters
FROM: [CST-L]Rick.Deckard, Container Transport
Message:
I'd like to report that I was stopped by a certain individuum tagged [Wraith]Shadow which demanded 1,5 mils for safe passage in Stuttgard system just imediatelly after departing from Planet Stuttgard. The agressors fully loaded fighter-class ship and the fact we were carrying important cargo to New Berlin made us accept to pay. Well I used at least some of my trading skills and after several minutes of negotiations I managed to lower the price to 1,1 mil.
My question is if that is some kind of a new fee for using trade lanes in Rheinland or what? It didn't sound very official and according to the demander behavior I am very suspicios.
We are short of escort fighters in CST these days so if it continues we (and all other trader convoys coming to Rheinland) would have to hire more escorts and that would significantly increase the price of comoditties imported to Rheinland and on the other hand lower the profit of commodities esported to other parts of Sirius.
So if that was a pirate action I suggest this excess to be investigated with maximum attention because rising of piracy in recent past is a great threat to Sirius economy.
I hope appropriate actions will be done and more peacefull days in Rheinland will come again.