| SUBMITTED: Stardate 94956.3 | FILED BY: ENS A. Carter | SECURITY: Level 1 - Open |
LOCATION: Deep Space 13
MISSION: Conduct repair operations on the damaged starbase
OUTCOME: 75% of fuel pods refueled, basic repairs performed on EPDN conduits
KEY PERSONNEL:
CAPT Bishop (USS Endeavour)
CAPT Morton
CMDR Kannys [npc]
LCDR Jan [npc]
LCDR Lendaria
1LT Valencia
LT Sh'Zeliss [npc]
LT Qoron [npc]
LTJG Lewis [npc]
ENS Carter
CPO Runad [npc]
CPO Krez [npc]
NARRATIVE: We set out on board the USS Endeavour to conduct the next series of repairs to Deep Space 13. The objectives of this batch was to Install New Reactor Systems, Repair Primary Electro-Plasma Distribution Network (EPDN) and Repair and Refill Fuel Pods. Since we didn't carry any specialists for reactor systems, we concentrated our efforts on the other tasks.
On arriving at the starbase, we realized that the station's fuel pods were more damaged than we thought. Captain Morton took command of the USS Bark, Endeavour's parasite ship, which we used to get a closer look at the pods. Several of the pods were too damaged and required replacements we weren't carrying, but since they are useless for the moment we decided to remove them so the next team can have an easier job installing the replacements.
I initially suggested using work bees to remove the pods, but it was determined that precision cutting with the Bark's phaser arrays was able to do the job more efficiently. Lieutenant Valencia managed to accurately detach the broken pods with minimal collateral damage and the pods were towed away. Work bees began to repair and refuel the functional pods while the Endeavour's engineers worked on the EPS conduits. While the easier repairs were conducted without issue, one stretch of the network was heavily damaged and required complete overhaul. We had the replacement parts, but the work bees were stretched too thin fixing the fueling tanks as well.
We decided to leave completing repairs on the EPDN for the next group of personnel coming to work on the station, but before we returned to the Endeavour, Lieutenant Valencia detected a dangerous leak in one of the fuel pods that would cause ignition and lead to an explosion. I suggested cutting the pod open to let the fuel out, but using phasers was probably going to ignite the fuel anyways. We didn't have time to think of a better solution, so I was ordered by Captain Morton to tow the pod as far from the station as possible. We weren't able to prevent the pod from exploding but the Bark managed to clear the area so the explosion didn't reach the station. The Bark itself took some minor damage but no one was injured.
At the end of our operation, the station is 75% fueled, which is currently maximum capacity with the removal of the pods beyond repair. Replacements have not been installed. We also conducted repairs to the EPDN but an area of the network near the hull of the station remains damaged.
RECOMMENDATION: The station probably has enough fuel to power some of its systems back up. I don't know if it's enough for the next batch of repairs to begin, but either way we should probably install replacement fuel pods soon. The station's EPS conduits have been sealed but a significant stretch is still broken. That should probably be prioritized for repair as in my experience, just one broken conduit can lead to some nasty chain reactions and further damage.
OOC: This is part two and three of Project DS13 (Week 3) - Repair Primary Electro-Plasma Distribution Network and Repair and Refill Fuel Pods, hosted by Sam. Let me know if I've misrepresented your characters' actions, and apologies for the intentional subpar descriptiveness compared to my usual AARs, as language is not the strong point of the character picked to file this report!