The pier extended for several kilometers out of the space station proper. Ships and transports bringing in bulk cargo that couldn't conveniently be brought via shuttles often docked alongside one of the many piers of the Independent Harbor.
Some even docked at one of the specialized drydocks alongside the more exclusive piers. Whatever the case, hundreds of vetted and pre-inspected ships docked alongside the piers at all times.
Many of them began to evacuate from the troubled space station. Who were they kidding, their ship captains outright dropped all of their obligations and the crew or passengers they left behind on the station and tried to run without proper authorization!
"My Dirthe San Ortha! You thief! Where are you taking my freighter! That's my ship! I paid for it! This is mutiny, I say!"
"Our captain has left us behind! For all his talk about valuing our loyalty, he was the first one to get out!"