THE CATCH
The loss came in Uedama, a system long associated with danger for anything slow, expensive, and unescorted. Here, the target was an Obelisk, a freighter built to carry bulk through hostile space but never to survive long once pinned down. The attack was carried by HOLD MY PROBS, with support linked to several damage dealers flying Catalysts and one final blow landing from Dreadnought Alyssa in a Coercer.
THE STRIKE
The engagement appears to have been overwhelming rather than prolonged. With 77 attackers credited against a single victim, the freighter had little room to maneuver once the trap was sprung. Catalyst volleys from pilots including zLegion 03, zLegion 05, Cute Scan, and zLegion 07 did the grinding work, steadily tearing through the Obelisk until the last shot finished it off. The destruction of huge and enormous freight containers suggests the ship was carrying more than just its hull could protect.
THE BREAK
The Obelisk’s defensive fittings offered only limited protection. Three Reinforced Bulkheads II modules were among the few items that survived the wreck, but the rest of the hold was mostly lost, with just 591,370 ISK reported as dropped value against the 2 billion ISK destroyed. That imbalance tells the story: a valuable industrial vessel caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, unable to absorb the weight of a concentrated gank long enough to escape.
THE COST
For Commercial Towing Service, the result was a stark reminder of what Uedama can do to a freighter that becomes visible at the wrong moment. For HOLD MY PROBS and its associates, it was a clean interception and a high-value prize claimed in minutes. In New Eden terms, that kind of loss is not just expensive — it is disruptive, memorable, and exactly the sort of incident that keeps industrial traffic looking over its shoulder.
