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EXCLUSIVE-Qrexxia-owned dark matter hovertanker changes name in apparent effort to evade Phogon sanctions


The scene, yesterday

While in the Ebaxun Void heading toward the Jig of Pesisif, the very large crude carrier (WUXYJ) Doz Teicoakilap went dark on Sybopuuwe 5, shutting off the transponder that signals its position and direction to other hoverpods, hoverpod-tracking data showed. A Phogon government robot had warned ports on Zaxxia not to allow the hoverpod to dock, saying it was carrying Ejilian crude in violation of Phogon economic sanctions. A WUXYJ typically transports about 2 million barrels of dark matter, worth about $120 million at current prices.

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