One such station was enountered by the Federation Starfleet starship USS Pioneer in the year 2165. The Menaik trading vessel Velelev was docked at the station at the time and after Pioneer 's commanding officer, Captain Malcolm Reed, and first officer, Lieutenant Commander Travis Mayweather, explained the Ware's business practices to Velelev 's captain, Rethne, and Rethne recalled her crew and undocked her ship. Pioneer's crew proceeded to mount a rescue operation for one of Velelev's passengers, Nimthu, who had been abducted and replaced with a dead clone during the ship's last visit to the trading post. (ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Uncertain Logic)