| abstract | - Pug served as Picard's chief of security on the Stargazer for 22 years, until the vessel was lost at the Battle of Maxia Zeta in 2355. In 2354, the Stargazer encountered what would later be called the Nensi phenomenon, a ball of matter and energy that was believed to have its origin in a special category of supernova. The encounter left the ship powerless with her starboard nacelle about to explode. With no other options, Picard ordered Joseph and Lieutenant Commander Jack Crusher to sever the nacelle before it destroyed the ship. Joseph, who had suffered from a lack of self confidence earlier in his career, lost his nerve during the assignment and abandoned Crusher at the nacelle. Crusher continued with their task and saved the ship, but at the cost of his life. When Captain Picard donned a EV suit and went out to investigate, he found Joseph floating and assumed that he had lost consciousness. Joseph said nothing to correct that assumption. (TNG novel: Reunion)
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