Crash Landing
They said they overheard i was the engineer on a freighter. they said they were looking for one." “there's a catch," i intuited. kosh smiled.
The Good Ship and Crew
It was an unremarkable freighter, nine hundred meters long and shaped rather like a blue whale.
Inhibitions
Between the final two words, the freighter had already lifted from the docks, and started a smooth turn to the vip berths where the _aquarius_ waited.
Sleeping Dogs
You think they'll stay on the freighter, or on us?" “with luck, the freighter." they'd probably realize the futility but hope for a miracle, as pilots were known to do. “not that they can do much. sixty seconds."
Turning the Tide
A moment later, as she put her giryan into a loop back towards the freighter, she saw her view suddenly fill with bright light as fifteen large missiles impacted on the freighter's engines.
Rise Again
Even cory was not in the mood to bother rishika as the panther maneuvered her ship alongside the older freighter.
Sweet Thames
"freighter pilots like to see us with weapons. makes 'em feel safe."
Salvage
Wallace had another hunch, too, though he was waiting for a decryption routine to run on the freighter's computer before saying it aloud.
But What a Thrill!
Physics tried to tell the freighter that her mass was a number with "23" in the exponent and an incredulous glare in the base.
Emancipation - 1
As he had not turned on his landing lights, and the freighter apparently lacking any floods wherever he had come to rest, he could only see a small pool of light moving about on the freighter's hull.
Swingin' on a star
There was no point in leaving the radio on, broadcasting the availability of a freighter waiting to be salvaged.
Rigs At Night
At the far end of south-side pier he finds his ship, one of the freighters which will be heeding out to sea in a matter of a couple of hours.