Sort of what I was saying the other day, pages ago... they were on their way somewhere along the line A-B-C? Perhaps 17044 is C, but likely not. What other interesting systems lie on the A to B path if extended? I do think there is something worth finding in 17044 though, most likely on 2-B.
Not yet been hyperdicted myself, but I believe when it happens that you end up in the start system but about 10,000 ls away from your jump point & it's not dependent on the destination system and probably is no indication of the intended route. So this wrecked convoy is possible support for a thargoid nest site somewhere in HIP 17044, assuming that the convoy was carrying something of specific interest to thargoids & probably not just the CG data they took from Palin (else how would Thargs know it of it & it was being carried aboard this convoy??), probably they collected/destroyed eggsacs, a good way to annoy
ants thargoids. Someone tried to raise this nest possibility in the last few pages, and a few people intended to look. I'm in-system but UK Father's Day is hampering me-maybe around 18:00ish if I've sobered up. [blah]
Edit: Doh, think it was you that raised this possibility! Must have drunk more than I thought, might not make the search today! [knocked out] What I intended to say was forget B&C, You're at A & that's likely to be the important one. Just watch out for an angry
ant thargoid nest!
edit2: As Rizal said, I think Merope might be a good system to search too!!