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The TSV Journey, Mantis' flagship survey vessel, was plunged into a perilous situation today when an unidentified group hijacked the ship and threatened to destroy it. Thanks to the quick actions of Commanders and CSF teams alike, the ship has been located and subsequently rescued, albeit with no sign of the attackers.

"We were sent by CSF to locate the Journey. Thanks to the help of Commanders Phanna, Eeka and Mal, we acquired the start to the breadcrumb trail and were able to work our way from there," says Captain Griffith, the squad leader of special operations team 'Hydra', that was deployed in response to the incident.

"First, we located a damaged communication beacon left behind by the Journey. Had the crew not thought of ejecting this beacon, the chances of us finding the ship would plummet. Thankfully, they did, and we were able to decrypt it with the help of CMDR Mal. The beacon contains a log that recalls the events that transpired on the TSV Journey after it took off, which accidently resulted in them abandoning exobiologist Tori May on the surface of its destination planet."

"The crew were forced to lockdown and hide from the intruders, who reportedly had superior weaponry and suits. Rather than risking personnel, the security team locked themselves in the bridge with the pilots, and the rest of the crew in their respective compartments. The attackers laid explosive charges within the ship, setting the timers to one minute and eleven seconds, and threatened to blow the ship up if the Journey phoned home. What happened next is unclear, but according to the security chief, the attackers shut down the TSV Journey via the engine room and departed through the rear airlock. They suspect a ship arrived and picked up the group, but it was never seen."

"After rescuing Tori, who was near the emergency beacon, we arrived at the ship and made it onboard. The explosive charges were still around, but the timers were still all at one minute and eleven seconds. My team quickly disabled the charges and ensured the safety of the crew, but the attackers' motives and whereabouts are unknown. The ship is now underway and rebooting itself, but why this incident happened in the first place doesn't add up. We hope this doesn't happen again, and we hope Mantis will undertake a thorough investigation when the TSV Journey ends its survey."

The TSV Journey is expected to continue without incident, but Mantis has stated that its survey schedule has been heavily shortened for the safety of its personnel. No crew were injured and the ship remains undamaged.

This is Owen Murray. I'm Chief of Security aboard the TSV Journey.

We have been boarded by an armed hostile force and our security systems have been overwhelmed. They've shut down the [expletive] OSIRIS network too.
I... don't even know who these people are. They have... uh... armoured suits - almost similar to ours. I think there's about 11 of them.

We managed to jump away from the Col 173 Sector KY-Q d5-47 system, where we think they boarded us, but effectively the ship has been 'split in half'.
We're in the bridge. The pilots, some of the EVA team and most of the security are in here with me, and we've locked down the ship. The others... I think they've been taken hostage by the boarders, or they locked themselves in habitation or research.

It's not helping, though. They're cutting through some of the doors. We've reinforced the bridge door but I don't know how long we can last.
They're not even responding to negotiation attempts, but they've made a few demands.
If we... if we give out our position, they say they will destroy the ship. We don't even know how they got onboard. There was never another ship, and if it was running cold, we would've seen it anyway!

Thankfully, the pilot had the foresight to eject the emergency beacon, which I've bounced this communication onto. With luck, they won't detect it, and someone will find it...
... I can see they've laid some charges in the cargo bay and access corridors. For some reason, they've set all the timers to 1:11.
They.... want us to come out of the bridge, but we're having a stand-off. I've told the pilot to look for another planet to land on, but... God.

What do these people want?! We just have research data onboard. Surely it's not that valuable to them that they would blow up the ship?
The gear they have is worth more than all our data combined. We have innocent people onboard!
Goddamnit. If you find this emergency beacon, I pray to God we're still alive, please. We need help.

This is Owen Murray, Chief of Security aboard the Journey. Help us.