The CSS Mother-of-Pearl, a Chinchilla-class bulk freighter, has been captured by pirates off the Cenian Trade Route after entering Waterloo. The Mother-of-Pearl was shipping electronics, laptops, cell phones, and electronic parts to a warehouse on Waterloo before going to pick up a load of grain and bread on Rus Ceres. The pirates used a classic tactic of putting an asteroid in front of the Mother-of-Pearl’s path, making it prematurely come out of hyperspace, before attacking it with ion cannons and capturing the ship. Among the ship’s crewmembers were 3 Holy Wolfes, 5 Cenians, and 5 Tekians. The ship, owned by the Aurora Shipping Co., was targeted by the pirates on June 28 and has not been heard from since. Family members of the crew are worried about their loved ones’ safety. Devore de la Luna, younger brother of crewman Yaru de la Luna, was sobbing when I met him. “I’m worried about my brother’s safety,” he said through the tears. “I don’t know when he is going to come back.” The Admiral of the Cenian 19th Sector Fleet, Seth Eirye, said that the ship would be back by the end of this month. Admiral Eirye also chose this moment to launch his campaign against piracy in the area and patrol the border region for pirates more often.
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