The Destruction of the USS Sultan

The USS Sultan was a new Federation starship. She was on her maiden voyage to the Octopus Galaxy. The commander of the USS Sultan was Captain Lucius Falerius Columbanus. What Columbanus did not know was that the USS Sultan left Spacedock with only half her escape pods. When the USS Sultan reached the Octopus Galaxy, she hit a gravitic mine. “Damage report!” yelled Columbanus. “Critical hit, Captain! Engineering section!” replied the chief engineer. “We are venting drive plasma! Warp core breach is imminent!” Captain Columbanus said “All hands to the escape pods!” But the first officer told the captain “We have escape pods only for half the crew aboard!” So half of the crew went into the escape pods and the other half stayed on the ship. The USS Sultan then exploded, killing Captain Columbanus and half the crew that were still on the ship. An inquiry was held and the Federation said that no starship should leave Spacedock without all of her escape pods. No exceptions!