Panther destroyer D101 Panther has been hit by a Utrekian mine whilst travelling to Mila in the Remedian Belt. The cloaked mine detonated near to the destroyer whilst it was travelling at superluminal speed. Most damage occurred when the hyperspace bubble collapsed forcing an emergency decleration.
Several crew sustained injuries though none are fatal. The ship suffered damage to it's main reactor array and is currently waiting for the arrival of an Extender in order to perform repairs to enable the ship to travel at superluminal speeds again. Full repairs will be undertaken at Mila.
A DDS spokesman said many mines had been cleared but some still remained away from shipping lanes. Panther had been doing so after making a diversion to an asteroid to perform some weapons practice the day before. The DDS have now ordered all ships stay on cleared shipping lanes in that area of Remedian space.
