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Originally Posted by Nate the Great
January 25th, 1988, "Angel One"
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Captain's log, stardate 41636.9. As feared, our examination of the seven year overdue Federation freighter, Odin, disabled by an asteroid collision, revealed no survivors. However, three escape pods were missing, suggesting the possibility of survivors.
Why did it take seven years for Starfleet to get around to looking for survivors?
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Space is big, really big.
That said, it's a freighter. Freighters don't push the edges of the frontier all on their own, they should generally be using shipping lanes (even if they are remote) with people at either end. There should have been someone close enough to mount a rescue mission.
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