COMM ID:Ensign Ryan Dagnino TARGET ID:Liberty Navy Primary Fleet SUBJECT:Patrol Report ENCRYPTION:LOW PRIORITY:LOW
This is Ensign Ryan Dagnino, filing a report regarding my second patrol.
I flew a very heavy fighter solo today in the New York system, and the patrol for the most part was uneventful. I scanned some traders travelling through and I am glad to report not one was carrying contraband or violating any regulations. After some time I received a distress call from an Ageria transport, who told me there was Rogue activity at Ft. Bush. Once I got there, I spotted one Rogue in a Barghest bomber on scanner. The Rogue, callsign Skotadi was next to the Ageria ship, who said Skotadi had attempted to extort money from him. I asked the pirate if this was true, and he confirmed it. The Ageria vessel offered assistance but I told him it was not necessary as I did not want to put him at risk. He managed to safely leave the area.
The trade lane was disrupted and the pirate had cut his engines, so I assessed the situation was stable enough to consult my superiors for guidance. However, before I could do so, the Barghest suddenly decided to engage, angry that I had enabled his "prey" to leave. My ship was instantly hit by a flurry of Hellfire Rockets. This damaged my fighter, but I quickly began evasive maneuvers and recovered. I proceeded to engage and eliminate the hostile.