Operation Crab Rescue

Operation Crab Rescue was a military operation undertaken by the Akaria-Utlia alliance between 18-5 and 20-5 2 PC in the Nation of Niueyjar. The operation was executed as an attempt to bring an end to the Utlian Sailor Crisis.

Background

On 15-5 2 PC, Erak was attacked by Reformers. Docked at the city's port at the time was an Utlian ship delivering crabs to Vidar Astridson. Vidar had the crew of the ship detained whilst attempting to cover up the attack by claiming that an earthquake had injured the sailors and that they were receiving medical attention. President of Utlia Yyme Braia and his ally Harakar Oken of Akaria did not believe this and elected to send a strike force to rescue the captives.

The operation

The strike force was commanded by Akarians and composed mostly of Utlians. It was composed of two wings, the first was to locate the captives and the second to was to rescue them. The first wing of the strike force landed in Erak on 18-5 2 PC and managed to discover that the captives were being held in Ostag Prison and departed shortly after. The second wing landed on Niueyjar the next day and made their way to the Ostag Prison where they freed the captive sailors along with several hundred other prisoners. The second wing and the sailors were extracted on 20-5 2 PC.

Aftermath

As the first wing of the strike force was approaching Erak, the ship travelled through a reef off the coast of Niueyjar, which was spotted by a Niueyjara scout. The Niueyara considered reefs to be the sacred home of the Cravik. Leading to Vidar threatening to kill the family of whichever leader was responsible for this incident.

Following the rescue of the captives, the Akarian-Utlian Alliance publicly revealed the operation's existence. Vidar continued to make death threats towards Harakar and Yyme along with their families and people. On 9-12 2 PC, after lengthy planning, the Akaria-Utlian Alliance began supplying the Reformers with weaponry leading to Vidar's death on 7-3 4 PC.