What follows is a transcription of the recordings received by various ships in the HN-843 sector, in the period between 0604 and 0843 on 18/03/2XXX. Transmittor - unknown. Radio signature cannot be matched to any registered ship in the past four hundred years.
Commander: hello? hello? hello? can anybody hear me? This is the captain of the Asteroen speaking.
C: Captain Andromache Flint, calling to transport vessel Santa Maria-
Ship’s AI: "cargo bay hatch: opened"
C: who the fuck-"
Unknown crewmember: "Captain, look - it says here that a single jump propelled us 4,382.43 lightyears...strange"
Ship’s AI:“navigation systems: malfunctioning…”
C: Calling to the Siphyd - Siphyd, do you copy?
"it-she just dropped, I don't know what to do-"
C: ...low on fuel, we can hardly- we require immediate assistance, some of the crew are injured, some- [Commander is interupted by a crush occuring near the site of recording]
Ship’s AI: "escape pods: malfunctioning"
C: calling to all ships,
C: calling to all ships,
Ship’s AI: "life support-" [voice dies down, presumably out of power]
C: hello? please, does anybody copy?
why won't you answer?