Zed Lapis sector was a sector, containing the planet Vagra II and Zed Lapis Sector Spaceport. (TNG: "Skin of Evil" , "Inheritance" ) In 2364, the USS Enterprise-D was traveling through the Zed Lapis sector to rendezvous with Lieutenant Ben Prieto and Counselor Deanna Troi who were aboard shuttlecraft 13 returning from a conference. The shuttle began experiencing an on-board systems failure and crashed on Vagra II. (TNG: "Skin of Evil" )