TARGET ID: Liberty Navy Reporting Center
SUBJECT: PR 05/05/823
This is Ensign Reed Icarus.
Fifth combat patrol completed.
I traded in my Executioner for a Guardian and hit the lanes. I mostly saw transports violating passenger regulations, as usual. I levied a fine of $100 per passenger violation (Total, $409,000) to a Titanic (callsign US-Titanic) that I had warned previously. But it did get exciting later on...
Lt. McCoy and I vaporized an outcast tridente, then we attempted to locate an Order Hathor gunboat that was spotted near Rochester, but it cloaked and evaded us. Once there was no sign of the gunship's presence we resumed patrol.
Lt. McCoy spotted an Interspace Bison (callsign Ultimate.Investment) transporting Slaves while I was escorting yet another transport violating passenger regulations back to Planet Manhattan (callsign [R.D.]~kudrin-T). I was unable to obtain evidence of any wrongdoing on The Interspace captain's part, but I did witness him attempting to evade detention and saying he'd rather die than go to prison, so... there is that.
We investigated a report of a bandit nearby and spotted a Lane Hacker in a Scimitar (callsign Honey_badger) who we pursued but were unable to catch. Once the bandit was off my scanners I docked and ended my patrol.