Earlier today, I was scheduled to return to the teams operating within the crashed USS Liberty saucer, however, that may get pushed back a bit. Yesterday evening, three of the crew on those saucer exploration teams were seriously injured while operating in the damaged lower decks (of the Liberty saucer). Those decks were largely crushed when the saucer – at some point – crash-landed on Earth 2. Areas of those decks, while still accessible, are unstable, and yesterday, part of the operational area collapsed on those three individuals. Rescue personnel were able to extract them from the wreckage, and relocate them to the Enterprise Hospital. They are alive, although, one of them, an unnamed female officer, is still in serious condition.
Our Liberty mission commander has temporarily suspended all local operations while we deal with this incident, and treat our wounded.
I was not part of the rescue effort, but that situation does still hit home, on a personal level. While I still cannot talk about the details of my own experience, I was, not long ago, trapped on those lower Liberty decks as well (although, in a different area). I know exactly what our rescued personnel are going through. I feel for them. I pray they recover quickly. I may even take some time to visit them in their recovery rooms tomorrow. A Galaxy-class saucer crashing down upon your head, is not a pleasant situation to be in.
We, as Starfleet personnel, live to explore. It’s why we are out here, investigating the unknown. But that exploration does come with risks. Sometimes, those risks have the power to take, damage, or threaten our lives. Yesterday, three of our officers experienced that first-hand.
-Lieutenant Sam Archer
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February 14, 2368 – (Devron Timeline w/ Temporal War Reset)
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