Vodaphone, the Director Of Communications, held a media briefing at DDS Media Centre earlier today where he gave out some more details of the recent successful battle against the Tarbotians. Vodaphone said that 11 Tarbotian ships are now known to have been either destroyed or seriously put out of action. The Tarbotians themselves destroyed two of these ships after the crews were removed. The losses included the Tarbotian flag and it is thought the General commanding the fleet was killed.
Two DDS ships were badly damaged, the Lepton is currently being towed to the nearby Dino planet of Xi where repairs will take place so it can later return home under it's own power. Full repairs will probably take a month once it reaches a DDS port. The Holocene was more badly damaged and is being taken to Sanger Alpha 6329, full repairs are expected to take 4-5 months. Three other ships also received notable damage but they should be repaired by the end of next month after they reach port. Sixteen heroic DDS crewmen lost their lives Vodaphone said.
Following the battle the DDS are keeping some ships in the area and are considering a permanent base perhaps at New Arit. However this would first need negotiations with the Dinos and Clones as their territory is also nearby.
