Stardate1330.9

Long John Bad Accent managed to mess up the captains deal to get some lithium crystals, now we're falling out of orbit.

Supplemental: Orbit still decaying and still no crystals - We're at condition blue in the event we have to abandon ship. Stupid Pirate!
The original Enterprise was able to separate the saucer section, just the the Enterprise D, they just never showed it. Of course, they may not have had enough power to have to separate anyway. But blue mode is for abandoning ship too.