Neuberlin Zentralstab und Oberkommando,

During a regular security patrol, myself and Kapitänleutnant Schmidt encountered a rather peculiar incursion of Gas Miner Guild representatives. It consisted of a large wing of snubcraft escorting a gunboat sized vessel, which claimed to have breached multiple treaties and laws to deliver hydrogen-based fuel from the Sigmas to the New Berlin system. Due to the volatile state of current relations with the Sigmas, myself and the Kapitänleutnant opted to escort the "convoy" and maintained fire discipline. As the gas miners didn't engage, we didn't either. The convoy then proceeded on an attempt to sell their cargo to multiple bases in-system, finding limited success at Wildau and Bonn stations, and encountering the panicked and ineffective fire of the defense platforms of Essen Station and Battleship Bayern. As the convoy did in fact not shoot at either, we maintained our ceasefire.

The Gas Miners seemed to suffer technical failure with multiple trade lanes in both New Berlin and the Frankfurt systems, which my gun camera indicates was caused by them firing on the trade lane rings. One GMG ship had, in addition, an intentional mine launcher malfunction, which might or might not have successfully damaged the trade lane ring encountering it.

The "convoy" was then escorted outside of Rheinland and politely told to stay out of House space. The h-fuel carrying ship's captain stated the Gas Miners would return in the future.

It is my hope high command can make better sense of this situation, and am awaiting new orders.

Abmeldung,
Gefrieter Iris Edelhexe