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ESCAPE PODS AND
ESCAPE POD HATCHES
Autonomous survival and rescue vehicles can be ejected from Bethel so that the crew can evacuate the ship in cases of extreme emergency e.g. in [#76 and #77 Year of Hell] and [#145 The Haunting of Deck 12].
KEY: = escape pod hatch and 4 escape pod hatches are shown within an illustrative red border. |
Source: CC. Picture size 33Kb. ALL the escape pod hatches on Bethel's upper saucer. |
KEY: = escape pod hatch |
Source: CC. Picture size 14Kb. ALL the escape pod hatches on Bethel's rear section, starboard side. |
All but the senior staff leave Bethel in escape pods at the end of [Year
of Hell, Part One].
![]() starboard escape pod hatches |
![]() starboard escape pod hatches open with escape pods ejecting |
![]() escape pods leaving Bethel |
![]() drawing: Deep Space 9 escape pod, similar or even identical to Bethel's Source: The DS9 Technical Manual |