Bairdi Incident

On the 14th of August 2832, an interstellar freighter of the Bairdi variant christened Freia (ship address IF 2799-04) inexplicably appeared in space around Titan and collided with the surface shortly after. The 5-petabyte Silica data crystal onboard was recovered 3 days later by the Republic of Cygnus-Orion and kept under secrecy by the Republic of Sol Internal Defence. 50 years later, it was leaked to the public as an Imperium breacher drone disabled a military vessel containing the data and broadcast the information on board intent on making the Republic’s strategies known. The militants on board who survived were discharged upon return to a local system for keeping the data on-board a cruiser that had not been cleared to carry any unnecessary information.

The possibility that a Vernhan vessel dragged a Human vessel to Titan through unknown means before allowing it to crash did spark some tensions between the two species - the Vernhans selected to attempt conversation with human officials secreted a chemical signifying unhappiness when pressure mounted to allow further investigation of their vessels and their missions. The current idea of their motives is that the Vernhan vessel was a rogue intent on destroying a Human vessel, although the Vernhans seem to deny this. As of the present day, the incident remains a point of discussion through anti-Vernhan societies and the military sector. Such an incident has not happened again, marking the Vernhans once again mostly trustworthy.

7:39 08/14/2932 - Receiving signal from region around Titan. Logs attached.

17:10 14/08/2932 - Year 6 ½ of 20

Ship Log 701265

Flight details

Status: Nominal

Synchronizing positioning system to new background star alignment - next sync

due for 21/08/2932

Current position: Following specified interstellar trajectory, on course

Speed: 210,080,150m/s

Reference frame: Cosmic Microwave Background

Acceleration: 0.1g

Heading Deviance: 0.0005°, correction queued

Micrometeorite density: High, preparing to cut thrusters following trajectory correction

Ship rotating, avionics readout:

Firing lateral thrusters

Rotating…

Deviance corrected to 0.00001°

Cutting thrusters

19:01 14/08/2932 - Year 6 ½ of 20

Ship log 701287

DAMAGE REPORT:

5 objects breaching exterior hull

Cryogenics sector breached;

2 personnel injured, 1 dead

Objects permeating hull; fully sealed

Structural overload, closing doors

Flight details

Rapid unscheduled events detected - closing off rear end of ship for detachment, activating backup systems - prepare to detach decouplers

Status: Unknown

Attempting to synchronize to new background star alignment… No stars found

Current position: Unknown

Speed: 600m/s

Reference frame: CMB Undetected, Sag A* undetected, Sol undetected.

Acceleration - Ship shaking, accel. variance between 0.5g and 2g

Heading deviance: positioning system synchronize failure!

Pressure on hull: 0.05atm, possible atmosphere. Avionics rebooting in planetary mode.

Avionics

No ground detected

Atmosphere: No baryonic matter detected

Danger - engines offline, electromagnetic interference, sealing critical systems

Nearby object found, attempting to determine identity;

Huygens Heavy Freighter - Deviance of 85%

Bolyeria S Cityship - Deviance of 82%

Bolyeria P Spaceboat - Deviance of 81.5%

Berphemes Tugboat: 78%

Titanoboa Dreadnaught: 67%

FC Jewel: 57%

Persephone Mining Vessel: 74%

!!! Generation Ship Gaia: 31% - Possible Match

!!! Vernha Escort Craft: 17% - Possible Match

!!! Vernha Shuttle: 16% - Possible Match

19:03 14/08/2932 - Year 6 ½ of 20

Ship log 701288

DAMAGE REPORT:

Objects no longer breaching hull detected, seal failure detected

Securing doors 5F-6G

Overall structural trauma

Flight details

Status: Stranded

Synchronizing positioning system to new background star alignment - next sync due for 21/08/2932.

Current position: Titan, Saturn, Sol

Speed: 3,551m/s

Reference frame: Titan

Acceleration: 0g

This is not the intended course - awakening crew

Within range of civilisation - emitting distress beacon

Hardware error report:

Position at 19:00 14/08/2932: 3ly from Sol

Position at 19:03 14/08/2932: 9.5au

Speed to move 3ly in 2min: 47335388.9c

Conclusion: timing circuit malfunction

WARNING - Entering atmosphere of Titan.

19:36 - Preparing escape pods.

19:38 - Crew 15% awakened, continue defrosting.

19:39 - Altitude 5km - sealing blackbox. End log.

—Shutting Down—