Velocity class destroyer 2203 Advance has received damage in a battle with Zone forces near Lornaca Melnig. Its thought the destroyer, which was on it's way to join the fleet poised to attack Zoneland, encountered 3 Zone cruisers attempting to launch an attack on the DDS fleet's supply chain. Two Zone cruisers were destroyed and the third fled, the Velocity suffered damage to main power and primary systems, 4 crewmen being killed and 6 injured.
A Dino warship was able to reach the Velocity soon after the attack and rendered assistance. A Pentekonter OPV (thought to be 3507 Sappho) is currently on the way to reach the Velocity to perform medivac on the injured. Another ship, training frigate 9106T Mira, has been despatched to tow the Velocity back to port.
