Sleeper Ship and Criminals

While on routine patrol the Independence comes across a drifting, and what appears to be a crippled over sized freighter. Upon closer inspection unknown to them it’s a sleeper ship with some criminals that were bound for a penal colony. The engines are nearly dead and most of the sleeper pods are still functioning but are close to failing. The Independence takes them aboard to treat them and see how long they’ve been drifting in space. We'll find out its criminals as the mission plays out.