Just got a reply. Fdev are giving me the money lost due to the skimmer bug, along with my scans & bounty rewards I still had to hand in etc (will have to check those).
Said they can't restore cargo, but "However I'm happy to replace your 144t cargo (odd, can see how much I had, but not what I had) that you lost with the ore you are most in need of, it you'd like to take us up on this offer, please tell us which ore you are after & we'll add it to your cargo on this occasion".
Welp, no idea what I had either, although some rares & load of Cobalt etc. Perhaps I should state I had the rarest of rares
Nah, will just ask them to surprise me with whatever they can replace
Checked, all my scans are replaced \o/
btw, I may be forgetting how it was, but didn't the fuel scan bar used to be nearer the top of the screen?