Groothese – 2025-10-20
Threat Level: Moderate‑High (spikes to elevated during UTC prime time)
Summary
- Groothese is experiencing targeted predation against industrial and logistics ships, with confirmed aggressive engagements during peak UTC evening hours. Recent incidents (Oct 17–19) show attackers using combat‑capable ships and routinely destroying victim capsules after ship kills.
- Named aggressors recorded: Peter Powers (Tholos), Dejan Estemaire (Gnosis), Gertrud ToD (Khizriel). Confirmed victim types include Venture (industrial) and Viator (logistics).
Observed Patterns
- Time window of highest activity: 20:00–22:15 UTC (both Oct 19 incidents fall inside this window).
- Preferred targets: industrials and unescorted logistics/transports.
- Tactics: fast, decisive engagements; when a ship is destroyed the aggressor moves to eliminate the capsule.
- Attack platform capability: aggressors operate higher‑tier combat ships (Tholos, Gnosis, Khizriel) — able to quickly overpower low‑value targets.
Immediate Recommendations (rooted in the above data)
- Avoidance: If possible, do not transit Groothese during 20:00–22:15 UTC. This is the highest‑risk timeframe.
- Industrials & Logistics: Do not run unescorted. Use escorts or delay transfers. Align-to-warp, pre-fit warp core stabilizers or cloaks where applicable, and avoid autopilot/AFK behavior.
- General pilots: Keep constant situational awareness — monitor local and D‑scan, stay aligned, and use bookmarks/safespots for fast escape. Prefer faster, better‑tank fits when operating in low‑sec Groothese.
- Capsule survival: Do not loiter in a capsule after ship loss. Warp to a safe (aligned) spot immediately; use jump clones if you have them and a safe extraction route.
- Engagement posture: If you encounter the named aggressors or similar ships, evade — these attackers show a pattern of decisive engagement and capsule follow‑up.
Note
Groothese is a low‑sec environment with an elevated risk profile during the identified hours. Adhering to the specific temporal and target‑class patterns above will materially reduce exposure to successful predation.