Tanquilla Beach Tanquilla Beach was a shadowport located in the Kathol sector during the early years of the New Republic . It was situated within a nebulae on the edge of the sector , and was one day ' s travel from Shintel . It gained its name because of the vast amount of light the station received from all directions from the nebulae . History . " Tanquilla Beach " began life as an asteroid mining station located in a major system near Gandle Ott . When the asteroid field was played out , the station was abandoned . Somehow , outlaw techs managed to move the station to the nebulae around 92 BBY . Over the years , the techs set " Tanquilla Beach " up as the perfect place for smugglers and pirates . Specializing in high technology , the techs filled the empty caverns with buildings and living quarters to support the businesses and personnel that made the " Beach " a viable community . The face of the asteroid was covered in metal and plastic , in some places reaching as far as ten meters above the original surface of the asteroid . After the " FarStar " was damaged by Moff Kentor Sarne ' s computer virus at Shintel , it managed to limp to the " Beach " for repairs . Enlisting Fia from Spang ' s Repair Shop , the engines were repaired in two weeks . However , while the " FarStar " was at the station , Sarne sent one of his " Carrack " - class light cruisers to engage it in a hit and fade assault . Unfortunately for Sarne , he didn ' t know the extent of the " Beach " ' s armaments . Between the station and the " FarStar " , the light cruiser was destroyed . Layout . Commerce . " Tanquilla Beach " had fifteen levels of trading space . Bazaars and stores sold a multitude of goods , ranging from droids , illegal ship parts and weapons , food , clothing , and other items . Bars and gambling halls were in good supply , and slicers , technicians and cyberdocs sold their services . Level Twelve was the Slaver ' s Market ( aka the " meat market " ) , and many spacers avoided it . Although the majority of slaves were aliens , Humans were occasionally bought and sold . Docking and customs . Dozens of docking bays lined the length of the " Beach " , ranging in size from small berths for private yachts , up to large hangars to handle multiple smuggling craft . The " Beach " had no hangar large enough for ships the size of a CR90 corvette , so larger craft were required to anchor off the station and personnel were shuttled aboard in smaller craft . Security and customs at the " Beach " were tight and rigidly enforced . In general , they didn ' t care what a spacer brought onto the station , as long as they knew about it . Personal weapons were allowed on the station , but heavier weapons like grenades and repeating blasters were prohibited . Docking fees ranged from one hundred to one thousand credits depending upon the size of the vessel . The Lock . The Lock was a section of the " Beach " located at the bottom of the station used to store anything that could potentially be lethal to the station . Sealed off from the rest of the station , the Lock could only be accessed via exterior airlocks . Defenses . Defensively , " Tanquilla Beach " packed quite a punch . Eighty turbolasers and twenty ion cannons dotted the surface of the station , most of them procured from Imperial shipyards . Five X - wing starfighters and eight GAT - 12 Skipray Blastboat s assisted in the defense of the station , and " Tanquilla Beach " could engage and defeat any ship smaller than a Star Destroyer .