8001V Profit Motive, the DDS VIP ship and one of the oldest ships in the fleet, has been withdrawn from service following the discovery of serious cracks in it's main load bearing structure beams. The ship was due to be withdrawn in late 2108 or 2109 in any case and replacing the beams is uneconomic. The ship has been withdrawn and will likely be given to the UNP Space Museum on Mars.
Windscorpion took the opportunity to say that the Profit Motive's replacement the 8300 Ambassador class has been cancelled. He said that he would be using the SS Carboniferous as his personal ship and thus did not need a VIP ship. Starsystems and the forthcoming Feeder class will be used for intergalactic VIP trips in future.
