---Incoming Transmission---
---Comm ID: Kurt Gruzlund, Supervisor, Department of Trading---
---Subject: Convoy Report 0032---
---Location: Trenton Outpost, New York System---
There were no pirating incidents until we finally got to Dublin. We contacted a friendly miner [Name with-held to avoid reprisals] to buy his ore. While he was handing over the ore, a Molly bomber with the call-sign: The.Mad.Hatter happened by and tried to tax the Miner. Our escort, Jack Hammerson, was standing right there, and The.Mad.Hatter had plenty of chances to leave. He kept making threatening comments and demanding payment. After 15 minutes of banter, we grew tired of his shrill demands. In the interest of the safety of the convoy and the ore supplier, the decision was made to separate him from his ship. Hammerson did the dirty work. Sufficeth to say, The.Mad.Hatter was not happy about this.
CEO Notes: "Early on, the [*USI*]Reno[T] fell victim to ion storms. We had 3 Bounty Hunter escorts through the first 2/3 of the route, but they had to depart once we reached New London. Luckily we still had Jack, who handled the duties well. We met up with the [*USI*]Shreveport[T], one of the newest ships in the fleet, while in Dublin. The Shreveport was not part of the official convoy but it did help carry gold ore back to New York. The [*USI*]Toledo[E] had sudden life support failures and had to urgently dock at Graves for repairs for the night. The [*USI*]Chicago and the [*USI*]Shreveport finished the route to New York with Hammerson's escort."
Convoy CEO - Kurt Gruzlund, [*USI*]Chicago[ S ], over and out.
