2286

Events

While patrolling Sector 5 of the Neutral Zone, the Saratoga encountered a probe of unknown origin on a direct course to Earth. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

The Yorktown under the command of Captain Joel Randolph. While deployed near the Sol system, the Yorktown was one of the many vessels disabled by the Whale Probe near Earth. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

Stardate 8390: An alien probe, dubbed the "Whale Probe", disables Starfleet and Klingon ships and causes serious damage to Earth's atmosphere. It is discovered that the probe was sent to contact the species Megaptera novaeangliae or humpback whale, which had, however, been hunted to extinction in the 21st century. Admiral James T. Kirk is able to retrieve two members of the species from the year 1986, and avert further catastrophe. The probe leaves Federation space, and the disabled ships are restored. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
After spending three months in exile on Vulcan, Kirk and his crew are put on trial for their actions during the Genesis incident. All charges but one are dismissed, and Kirk is demoted to the rank of captain in punishment for the remaining charge. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
On Acamar III, the Tralesta clan is almost exterminated by their archenemies from the Lornak clan in the Tralesta Massacre. (TNG: "The Vengeance Factor")
Stardate 8615.2: Six months after joining with the Dax symbiont, Joran dies. The symbiont is then joined with Curzon. (DS9: "Equilibrium")
Butler, Kirk's dog, dies. (Star Trek Generations)
Due to the Whale Probe threat, Earth enters a state of emergency, a state that is not utilized again until the Borg threat of 2366. (DS9: "Homefront")