Proteus Lost in a Quick Wormhole Ambush
A 1 billion ISK Proteus was caught and destroyed in J121422 in a sharp wormhole skirmish that appears to have ended almost as soon as it began. The cruiser belonged to Callas Plaude of 10 Minutes' Notice, but the killing blow went to Alias Tatan flying a Cenotaph for Kitchen Sinkhole after a small attacking group closed in on the target.
THE CATCH
The fight in J121422 was brief, but it carried the kind of sting wormhole residents know well: once a ship is exposed, there is rarely room for error. Callas Plaude’s Proteus was isolated and destroyed in the encounter, with Kitchen Sinkhole emerging as the attacker side in a compact but expensive hit.
THE HUNTERS
Eight pilots were involved in the engagement, but the pressure seems to have come from a tighter striking group. Kitchen Sinkhole fielded at least five attackers in the destruction of the Proteus, led on the damage sheet by Alias Tatan in a Cenotaph and Franco Masoni in an Ishtar. Two Hecates and a Malediction were also present on the attacking side, suggesting a fast-moving hunt rather than a sprawling fleet action.
THE BREAK
The Proteus did not survive the closing moments. Alias Tatan delivered the final blow, while the damage spread across the attacker group quickly enough to overwhelm the cruiser before it could pull free. The losses were substantial: most of the value went down with the hull, while only a smaller portion of the fit appears to have been recovered. Ammunition and combat supplies were heavily destroyed in the wreck, underscoring how abruptly the ship was taken apart.
THE COST
For 10 Minutes' Notice, the loss of a Proteus in wormhole space is more than a single ship gone missing. It is a reminder of how exposed even heavily armed strategic cruisers can be when local space offers no warning and no guarantee of reinforcements. For Kitchen Sinkhole, the kill adds up to a clean, high-value strike — the sort of result that turns a passing confrontation into a memorable prize.
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