Been some time since I made a patrol, But today was an eventful one. Lauching from West point, I performed a few cargo scans on traders that were hanging around. Finding nothing of interest, I moved down the lane and setup a cargo checkpoint at the Pennsylvania Jumpgate. I held there, scanning few traders and finding nothing. Soon enough, I picked up a red contact on scanners, and he soon closed distance, staying just outside the range of weapons platforms. Scanners showed an outcast transponder and he was flying an Eagle class heavy fighter. We began a heated exchange, in which many insults were exchanged. Soon enough, He complied with orders and peaceably left the system.
I then moved on the blockade duty in Texas. Nothing of note happened at first, just a few junkers headed for someplace called 'Rico'. Unsure of the location they were refering to, but being fairly sure it was not in Rhienland I let them pass unhindered. Soon after, A transport came through the Tradelane from the Bering Jumpgate. I stopped him and proceeded with a cargo scan. Turns out he was flying a Behemoth class transport. As he was flying a prohibited Vessel and had attempted to run the blockade, I fined him Two million Sirius credits, and Instructed him to return to where he came from, less any cargo he intended to purchase. I felt that the fine was fair, as he was very cooperative and seemed to just be ignorant of the law. The fine has been tranferred to the Leavenworth for processing.
After doing blockade duty, I received a distress call from one of those SFC boys. Seems there was a furball developing in the California system. I proceeded to the system as quickly as possible, and upon arrival engaged the several hostile contacts. There was one ship with an Order Transponder, as well as the Outcast I had encountered earlier in my patrol. The battle seemed stalemated for a good while, then I was put into my emergency escape pod by an equipment malfunction in my mine launcher.
Currently, I am on West Point recovering from injuries sustained from the explosion, but should be able to return to duty soon.