COMM ID: Ensign Alan Polstari TARGET ID: Primary Fleet Command HQ SUBJECT: Suspicious Trade Convoy ENCRYPTION: Medium PRIORITY: Medium
Greetings sirs,
I would like to report the sighting of suspicious trade convoy I saw operating while on patrol in the California system. To set the context, let me provide the background leading up to this report.
Secondary Fleet pilot Batarian and myself were flying on patrol in the Ontario system when we encountered a Lane Hacker gunboat. Thankfully we were there in time so that it payed attention to us instead of some commercial vessels that were returning from Alberta. Unfortunately we were outmatched by its firepower and armor and had to fall to the cover of the Ottawa, after which the Hacker fell back as well.
Having returned back to the California system we ran across the same vessels headed back to Ontario, except I managed to give a scan of them before they left. Several of the vessels were carrying Ship Hull panels by the thousands. While potentially just a group of vessels working a trade route, I found is suspicious that two [IND] tagged vessels, an OSI- tagged vessel, and a (Synth) tagged vessel would all be working together to haul material that could be used for building a base.
After a while, having dealt with several non-related issues, Mr. Malastar (Batarian) and I stood watch near the Cortez Jump Gate to see what we could see of them heading back. Sure enough, while a few of them took another route, I managed a scan of the (Synth) and one of the [IND] vessels. They were both carrying Industrial Materials by the thousands. Additionally, I managed to get an Intel report showing their ultimate destination to be in the Yukon system. While I was unfortunately unable to provide "escort" to see what their destination was, this report should at least provide a basis for a possible investigation should High Command deem it appropriate.