Dateline WInky
Q6, 3201.043
A crewman rescued from his ship later died in hospital. One Martian
crewman is known to have died and eight others are missing after their
ship collided with a Sirian freighter off Winky Station. The Martian
Crew were on board a Centauri-registered ship. Starguard said shuttles
and other merchant ships were searching for the missing crew. Last
octant, six crew were killed when two ships also collided off Winky
Station. One other Martian crew member was hurt, according to Reuters
news agency. TheSirian crew suffered no injuries, and only slight
damage to their ship. The Centauri ship, SS Wei Hang, was carrying
21 Martian crew members and a cargo of 27,000 tonnes of recycled technological
materials . The Sirian ship, the Class 1000 Kaishin Maru, was carrying
four people and 325 tonnes of tractor parts, thespace traffic control
said. There have been calls for a major investigation into the efficincy
and operation of WInky Space Traffic Control systems. |