The boarding teams reached the disabled ships within twenty minutes.
Aurelian remained connected from Helion while Rhoswen supervised the operation from Crimson Bulwark.
Valeris officers led each boarding team, with Crownward personnel staying behind them as support.
The attackers had surrendered, but nobody was willing to assume that meant their ships were safe.
The first vessel had lost most of its engine section, though the crew compartments remained intact.
Seven people were found aboard, including two injured during the fight. The second ship carried nine, while the third had six.
Twenty-two prisoners in total.
None wore uniforms.
That made things more difficult.
"They look like independent crews," Rhoswen reported after receiving the first images. "Mixed equipment, old pressure suits, personal weapons. Nothing standard."
"Any identification?"
"Some, but we're checking it."
