A Thomas Class Bulk Cargo Ship, designation KS-92, has been attacked by pirates and can be found in the California Sector JH-V c2-12 system, orbiting body 6.

A number of Engineer Materials / Cargo are scattered nearby. The location can spawn one of three sets of ships:

• Pirates which will scan you for cargo, or
• Terrorists and Police who will fight each other, or
• a rescue party for the ship

There is a Ship Uplink, the message is:

PERSONAL LOG
The distress call was a trap. When we pulled up along side it exploded. Damn near took half the ship with it. Fires, hull breached, panic. That’s when they jumped in to pick at our carcass. Pirate scum.

This attack seems to be part of a wave of attacked Megaships in the California Sector, probably related to a Community Goal announced in Galnet on 29 DEC 3303.