Orca Caught and Crushed in Dour Ambush
An Orca worth 1.8 billion ISK was destroyed in Dour in a brief but costly ambush, with covert firepower closing in fast enough to leave the industrial ship little room to survive. The loss of Tootired2Care’s Orca stripped away a haul of compressed ore and left the field to a small group of attackers who had clearly found their moment.
THE CATCH
The ship at the centre of the fight was an Orca flown by Tootired2Care of The Hideaway. and The Refuge., a target that stands out immediately in any local skirmish. In a system like Dour, an Orca is not a throwaway loss; it is a substantial industrial asset carrying both value and inventory, and this one represented 1.8 billion ISK in total destruction and recovery combined.
THE AMBUSH
The attack came from Kill All Ships In Style, with the final blow delivered by Moirae Nemesis in a Redeemer. The presence of multiple Redeemers in the attack suggests a coordinated strike rather than a casual brawl, and the timing appears to have been tight: eight participants were on grid, but the Orca was exposed for long enough to be pinned down and brought under sustained fire.
THE BREAK
The Orca did not go quietly. Damage was spread across several attackers, including additional Redeemers flown by Dimna Khaarr and Opan santel, both of Hole Control, before the target finally folded under the pressure. The wreck tells its own story: much of the cargo was lost, including Heavy Water and compressed ore, though a portion of the industrial stock did survive the destruction and spilled into space instead of disappearing with the hull.
THE LOSSES
What remained behind was still a significant wound. The Orca itself accounted for 1.5 billion ISK in destroyed value, while 242.6 million ISK in materials and cargo were recovered from the wreckage. For The Hideaway., the loss of a capital-sized industrial backbone in a sudden engagement is the kind of setback that is felt well beyond the system where it happened.
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