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Hidden : 11/19/2018
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THERE IS NOTHING AT THE POSTED COORDINATES SO I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND GOING THERE. All containers have Rite in the Rain log sheets. When stopping please try not to interfere with the flow of traffic.

I remember how much I enjoyed watching the original Star Trek series when I was younger. Over the years I have continued to watch the various Star Trek series and movies and I have many favourite episodes and movies. This series of puzzles relates only to the 79 episodes of the original series not including the pilot episode.

Episode 20 - Court Martial

In this episode, the Enterprise has put in at Starbase 11 for repairs after an ion storm. During this storm, Kirk was forced to eject a research pod containing Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Finney to prevent the destruction of the ship; Finney is presumed dead. Commodore Stone, commander of the base, reviews the ship's records and discovers that Kirk ejected the pod while the ship was at Yellow Alert and not Red Alert as Kirk claimed. Stone accuses Kirk of perjury and warns him that he may be subject to court martial. Stone first interviews Kirk privately, asking about his history with Finney. It is revealed that Kirk had served with Finney aboard the USS Republic and had reported a mistake Finney had made which might have led to the destruction of the ship, causing Finney to be reprimanded and sent to the bottom of the promotion list. Ever since, Finney had blamed Kirk for hindering his advancement. Stone asks Kirk to voluntarily step down as captain of the Enterprise, but Kirk disputes the allegations and demands a trial.

PUZZLE

USS Enterprise (NCC-xxxx)

USS Republic (NCC-yyyy)

North 43 (52.390 + xxxx/1000)

West 079 (15.224 + yyyy/1000)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Lbh zvtug unir gb hfr n frnepu ratvar gb trg gur vasbezngvba lbh arrq gb fbyir guvf bar. Pnpur: Unatvat va oyhr fcehpr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)