| SUBMITTED: Stardate 94147.8 | FILED BY: Captain Thiessen, Tau | SECURITY: Level 2 - Confidential |
LOCATION: DS13 Fleetspace
OUTCOME: 5 Civilian vessels have been lost, DS13's systems to undergo a purge and reboot.
KEY PERSONNEL:
DS13 Staff
CMDR Caspius
CMDR R. Hanson
LCDR J. Kermit
LT L'aqtra
ENS Yalul
CMDR Caspius
CMDR R. Hanson
LCDR J. Kermit
LT L'aqtra
ENS Yalul
NARRATIVE: Called to Ops at 1900 hours station time and was informed of the arrival of a triangular probe that was transmitting a communication. The probe transmitted 'Danger', however a long-ranged transmission was received wherein a datapacket was transmitted to DS13. Our crews were unable to decipher the datapacket but it was at this time there was an explosion in one of DS13s Science labs involving graviton particles.
Concerned, it occurred to me that this could be potentially related to the communications that led to the destruction of the Gainsborough. We attempted to trace the datapacket, but were unable to do so within a period of time to stop potential further system contamination.
It was at this time that several wormholes opened around the station. These portals swallows a total of five civilian vessels, and destroyed the unidentified alien vessel that had warned us of the impending arrival. A ship indicative of Species 2492's design exited and remains above DS13. As we had closed to outside communications we were at no further danger from their communications burst, if any was sent.
It was at this point Rear Admiral Konieczko was contacted and made aware of the escalated situation. We held off on potential graviton disruption per orders and instead launched a sensory probe. This probe follows the vessel through a wormhole and was reported being found last transmitting from an M-class planet two sectors from our location.
RECOMMENDATION/ACTIONS TAKEN: A system purge of DS13 is necessary to ensure that the datapacket is removed from our systems; we theorize that the communication from Species 2492 that caused minimal damage to our systems comparatively from the Gainsborough due to the size of this station and its modular design in power and communications.
I have therefore ordered a plan put into suggestion by Commander Caspius to be carried out: DS13 Operations and Engineering will be routing the data through a designated system path we can afford to disrupt, before placing it in a databank we can sever from outside influence. This will allow us to perform a full refresh of DS13's systems without risking losing the data contained in the datapacket sent. We can analyze or purge this data at a later point in a safe location (off-station).
Simply put if it is a reflection of species 2492's data, and it is somehow able to be transmitted outward (think a virus replicating itself) we can't risk DS13 potentially having problems down the line.
Species 2492 is now aware of the location of DS13 if it was not already. It is my suggestions that we further our research into anti-wormhole techniques, as now there is a very real and potential future threat to this station from this species. It's best we be able to defend ourselves or at the very least impede their transport if needed.
Further reports from involved officers are impending. DS13 will remain at yellow alert until Ops' discretion at the completion of our purge project.
I included only the characters from Ops here, as this went on in multiple locations and Tau is only aware of those he was immediately involved with. Science/Medical, don't forget to post your crews!