In Victorian Space, near Atlas Space Station
The Dominion freighter Blue Swan slowly maneuvered through the anchorages surrounding Atlas Station. Its captain radioed the Atlas Station Port Authority for permission to anchor just off the Primary Maintenance Bay, explaining that the Blue Swan had an anti-matter injector that had frozen and would require a dock repair.
Permission was granted. The Blue Swan slid to a stop twenty miles from the entrance to the Primary Maintenance Bay. A tug fixed it to an anchor buoy.
A few miles away, just visible to the naked eye, was the HMS Lionheart, one of the three battleships in the Home Fleet.