Cenotaph Destroyed in 1B ISK Catch in 5IO8-U
A Cenotaph worth around 1 billion ISK was caught and destroyed in 5IO8-U, ending a brief but costly fight that drew 17 pilots into the grid. The ship belonged to athena venus of Moss Piglet Preservation Society and was finished by Ares Tzestu flying a Revelation Navy Issue for Curatores Veritatis Alliance.
THE CATCH
The engagement in 5IO8-U appears to have hinged on a fast and decisive catch rather than a prolonged exchange. In a fight involving 17 participants, Curatores Veritatis Alliance and its allies brought enough pressure to trap a single high-value target before it could escape. The Cenotaph, flown by athena venus of Moss Piglet Preservation Society, was the prize at the center of the action.
THE BREAKDOWN
The damage came in from several directions. Ares Tzestu delivered the final blow in a Revelation Navy Issue after dealing 51,836 damage, with support from Balbozorre in a Hecate, Adalle Hariere in a Tempest Fleet Issue, Cheng in a Sabre, and Legend Miromme in a Gnosis. The ship’s fittings suggest it was carrying the kind of expensive wargear that makes a loss like this sting twice, with 390 SCARAB Breacher Pod M destroyed alongside other equipment and supplies.
THE LOSSES
The Cenotaph itself accounted for 868.7 million ISK of destroyed value, with another 151.4 million ISK recovered in drops. For Moss Piglet Preservation Society and Protean Concept, the result is a sharp and immediate loss of a capital-grade asset in a matter of moments. Even in a cluster where expensive ships die every day, a billion-ISK Cenotaph stands out as a painful setback.
WHY IT MATTERS
Single-ship losses of this scale matter because they turn a routine skirmish into a headline. Curatores Veritatis Alliance appears to have seized an opportunity cleanly, and the presence of multiple support hulls suggests the target was not left any room to recover. In a system like 5IO8-U, that kind of catch sends a clear message: valuable ships are never safe for long once they are pinned down.
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