Pilot Releases Amazing Photos of Ghost Ship

by Thane Carios

(Solrain Core)  Pilot Nimdas shared images at The SpaceBar Pub yesterday that he claims he captured “a few days ago” while flying in a shield storm in Saron’s Shoulder sector.

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The images, if authentic, could be the famed “ghost ship” The Holländer which has allegedly been appearing in storms, along with a garbled distress call for years. There is only one known image of this ghost ship and it was a very blurry image captured from a distace. If the Nimdas images are in fact The Holländer, it would be a huge breakthrough.

Nimdas refused to provide additional information to a TRI-SEC official, but he did mention that he tried to use a “transport beam” (which we assume means an Insight/Displacer combination) with no results.

Many say that the distress call is an echo from pre-collapse times, but most scientists have dismissed that possibility.  Some believe that finding the ship would be finding amazing new pre-collapse technologies and riches.

The first report of The Holländer’s distress call was in 106.10.

Martius Refuses Ministry Rotation

UUNN Newswire

(Etruscera, Martius)  The office of Consul Caelina Arsann announced today that Martius will not cooperate with the traditional 7th-year Ministry rotation this year.  “We have no interest in Trade.  We have no interest in Culture.  We are WAR.  We will remain WAR.  Because we are warriors … and nothing else.”

Since 100AT the three Octavius planets have agreed to share ministerial duties and to reshuffthe them every year.  Since 114, Ares Prime managed the Ministry of Culture, Cinatus managed the Ministry of Trade and Martius managed the Ministry of War.

Since 119 when Empress Iulia usurped power, there has been been little communiction or cooperation from Martius.

Requests for comment from Ares Prime and Cinatus have received no response.

OPL Recalls Capacitors

UUNN Newswire

(Octavius Core Station)  After several incidents where pilots reported that its largest-selling capacitor had malfunctioned, Octave Propulsion Labs (OPL) has recalled all of the Pints on the market.

“The Pint has been one of the most-chosen capacitors for over two decades now,” said OPL Spokespeson Kaeso Cosmas.  “And it’s been highly reliable for a very long time.  But pilots have to be able to discharge their guns and we just have to have 100% dependability.  Hopefully we can re-start production soon.”

Pilots with Pint inventories on their stations are encouraged to sell them back at their closes Octavius station.

OPL stock dropped more than 17% on the news.