Ten weeks after the Sinking of Jacinto, the CNV Falconer was captained by Quentin Michaelson during a mission to meet with the Stranded pirates of the Lesser Islands Free Trade Area. The ship was piloted by navy coxswain CPO Frank Muller, and had Lt. Anya Stroud, Sgt. Marcus Fenix, Sgt. Bernadette Mataki, Sgt. Rory Andresen, Cpl. Damon Baird, Cpl. Dominic Santiago, and Pvt. Augustus Cole on board to provide security. Baird guarded Jonn Massy in the wheelhouse of the ship. When the ship arrived at the meeting spot, they discovered that the pirates had been ambushed by another group of Stranded led by Darrel Jacques. They negotiated to hand over Massy in exchange for Jacques' pirates to not attack the COG's shipping, but Michaelson intended to have Jacques followed by the CNV Clement. They s