ILLUIN - Sanmatar Maleatu Shakor confirmed that the Thukker caravan reported missing in the Great Wildlands has been destroyed. While declining to provide specific numbers, Shakor stated that a "significant and tragic loss of life was incurred" and that "they perished as a direct result of an anomalous solar event similar in scale and power to those described in Seyllin and the Syndicate region." Shakor's announcement brings the total number of reported near-simultaneous mass-sequence anomalies in the [...]
We have unconfirmed reports that Federation Navy Marines have opened fire on a crowd of refugees who were "rushing the dropships". Despite this heavy-handed approach, hundreds of thousands of refugees are still pouring into the evacuation centers in a desperate bid to escape Seyllin.
BOURYNES - Scientists are rushing to collect data about the superheated mass heading toward Seyllin. Despite limited information, several theories have emerged, ranging from a massive vessel heading toward the planet to a gravitational distortion in the system; no consensus has been reached to completely explain the phenomenon, however. University of Caille scientists have urged anyone to contact them immediately with any data related to these events, including any information from systems affected by [...]
SEYLLIN - Mass panic has all but halted rescue operations following an unofficial warning of a possible world-shattering plasma wave approaching the planet. Several spaceports have been forced to turn away approaching dropships as the boarding gantries have been overrun with panicked residents fighting for space aboard the next transport. SCOPE News has maintained contact with several reporters trapped in the cities of Southern Cross and Valimor. They have sent word that many residents within the vast [...]
YULAI - SCOPE News has learned that CONCORD is tracking an immense wave of superheated plasma currently on a direct collision course with Seyllin I. The mass is approaching from the direction of the sun and, according to the officials who are aware of its existence, "moving at several million miles per hour and accelerating at an alarming rate." SCOPE has also learned that CONCORD and the Federation Navy have established a "zero hour," or approximate time for impact, and that ships operating in the [...]
NEW CALDARI - In response to President Foiritan's order to pull Federation forces off the Border Zone, State Executor Tibus Heth ordered the Caldari Navy to stand down. The two nations were poised for a standoff as the crisis in Seyllin unfolded, but tensions eased following confirmation from scientists that the system's local sun was responsible for the radiological pulse, and not a military strike. Though not lowering its readiness entirely, both forces appear to have resumed pre-crisis levels. A [...]
SEYLLIN - Panic has further gripped relief convoys in Seyllin after a Federation disaster relief official was overheard dismissing the chances that there will be any survivors from the day side of Seyllin I. According to reports, a voice on the relief command channel said 'they're dead already, they just don't know it yet,' when asked what to do about a number of survivors from Loadcore who were showing signs of acute radiation poisoning.
SEYLINN - As the first survivor freighters begin to leave the planet of Seyllin I, Gallente medical facilities near and far are preparing for an overload of the wounded. Local emergency management offices have issued triage instructions for the facilities under their control, however already signs point to unclear co-ordination between the central relief efforts in Seyllin, and the numerous facilities around the region. The largest struggle has been where to ship those in need of critical and [...]
SEYLLIN - Evacuation of the suffering population of Seyllin I is likely to be the biggest humanitarian effort in recent years. The assembled host of Federation, Serpentis, CONCORD, ORE and independent vessels - an unlikely sight under normal circumstances - is doing its best to rescue as many as 500 million people from the surface of the radiation blast-stricken planet. Inkori Nadoux, a Federation Navy sergeant who spent the last two and a half hours on Seyllin I, agreed to speak to The Scope news [...]
LUMINAIRE - After a turbulent morning, Federation Stock Exchange have halted all trading in shares and derivatives until further notice. The first reports from Seyllin had sent the Gallente mining shares down, as investors attempted to get to grips with the current situation. As details emerged, it became clear the market had experienced one of the most volatile and chaotic trading sessions to date. "It was insane," said Loita Exaio, a broker at Garoun Investment Bank. "I have not seen anything like [...]
Villore - Escalating tensions in the Gallente Federation have led to the first confrontation between the anti-Caldari protesters and the riot police outside the Caldari diplomatic building on Villore VII. Thousands of protesters have gathered around the diplomatic mission, shouting anti-Caldari slogans and blocking entry to the building. Additional police units had been deployed to the area several hours before, but the law enforcement squads had failed to abate the conflict as several protesters [...]
SEYLINN - Nicholas Sangue was a 32 year old ex-military security guard residing on Seyllin about 350km from Southern Cross, towards the daylight side. He was one of the lucky first few to make it aboard a dropship headed off planet. He shared his tale of a narrow escape and the ongoing rescue efforts on Seyllin I. "I'd been asleep for about an hour. The first thing I remember was being woken by this heat, like the air was on fire. I couldn't breathe, I raised my hands in front of my eyes and saw my [...]
AMARR - An official communique from the office of Aritcio Kor-Azor has offered assistance to the Gallente Federation. "Empress Jamyl I has ordered the Empire to stand by in offering aid to the Federation at this difficult time. Regardless of the differences between our nations, at a time like this it is only right for us to provide assistance. Natural phenomena are the work of God, and we see this as a test of our faith and our intentions. Amarr will not fail this test." The Amarr Navy have placed the [...]
SYSTEM M-MD3B - In the frantic search for the Thukker caravan last known in SL-YBS system, the Trust Partners corporation has stepped in to act as the co-ordinating agency among the caravans and any Minmatar Republic craft present in Great Wildlands. A volume of space centered on the missing caravan's last checkpoint is being quartered by ships from many different caravans and numerous Republic trade convoys. Several squadrons of Republic Fleet ships have been ordered to co-operate with the search in [...]
PATOR - Sanmatar Maleatu Shakor has disclosed that a Minmatar Republic search effort for the Thukker caravan missing in Great Wildlands is underway in co-operation with the Thukker Tribe. "We have sent all the Fleet search and rescue vessels we have available to the Great Wildlands," said Sanmatar Shakor. "However, much of the patrol capacity is tied up with immigrant convoys, trade missions and border duties. We also have considerable call on our medical and aid capacity at home with the immigrant [...]
SEYLLIN - In yet another disastrous turn of events, the magrail link between the cities of Loadcore and Southern Cross on Seyllin I has failed, trapping thousands of refugees underground. Planetary evacuation is currently being conducted through the spaceports in Southern Cross and Valimor, as the other two major cities, Loadcore and Metal City, are located on the day side of the planet and are inaccessible by dropship. Thousands of refugees in Loadcore and Southern Cross had rushed to the magrail [...]
KOURMONEN - The missing Amarr Navy scout patrol has been recovered near the Kourmonen system. After re-establishing communication, the patrol was able to return to their position with the fleet. At this moment, the patrol has sustained no discernible losses, and has issued several benign comms in local channels. The fleet was instructed to use only scrambled communications until the patrol was found. In the moments following the Amarr Navy alert, the Republic Fleet deployed ships in the Auga system [...]
LUMINAIRE - President Foiritan has issued an immediate recall of Federation ships along the Caldari border. The vessels were mobilized early this morning, shortly after reports of lost contact in the Seyllin system, and intended as a protective measure against a possible Caldari incursion. With the situation in Seyllin assessed and rescue operations underway, Foiritan has ordered the ships away from the border as a means to diffuse the day's tensions. State Executor Heth did not comment if the Caldari [...]
KOURMONEN - An Amarr Navy scout patrol attached to the main battle fleet has gone silent, according to military personnel. Recently mobilized near the Bleak Lands-Heimatar border, the battle fleet lost contact with the patrol somewhere outside of the Kourmonen system. The patrol leader is unknown, although the Scope is reporting a distress comm picked up in the region. The Amarr fleet commander has refused to comment on the situation, instead preparing his fleet for maximum alert. The fleet has also [...]
CAILLE - Although the recent reports indicate that the Seyllin I catastrophe was triggered by natural causes, lots of Gallente citizens seem to put the blame on the Caldari State. Spontaneous anti-Caldari demonstrations are breaking out across the Federation planets, and although no clashes with the police were reported yet, many fear that the situation may escalate to full-blown rioting. Thousands of protesters, waving signs and shouting 'Murderers!', have gathered at the municipal council building [...]
SYSTEM 35-RK9 - The Intaki Syndicate Bureau station in the 35-RK9 system has been struck by a powerful radiological pulse--the third confirmed event of its kind today. Impacting at 16 AU's from its sun, the timing of the blast coincides with other reported main-sequence anomalies. There are no reported casualties, but Syndicate spokesman Rhin Dovaille stated that the pulse was powerful enough to temporarily knock out electrical grids. Shielding systems were also brought down nearly to zero but held. [...]
YULAI - SCOPE News is attempting to verify reports that efforts by CONCORD scientists to investigate the radiological event possibly generated by the Seyllin sun have reached an impasse, as research probes deployed towards the Class-O star have vanished and were allegedly destroyed. The reporter who broke this story was detained by DED officials after delivering this information to the SCOPE News Bureau desk and is being held without formal charges. CONCORD officials refuse to answer questions about [...]
RENYN - Renyn Relief, an influential Gallente charity, has announced an emergency aid response for the disaster-stricken planet of Seyllin I. The charity has dispatched all its available vessels and supplies to the system, and is currently conducting an emergency fund raising effort. Kolin Lagarde, a spokesperson for Renyn Relief, said: "These horrible events fill our hearts with grief. Renyn Relief, committed to the assistance of those in need, has allocated every available vessel and every last drop [...]
HEDION - Calling it "God's cleansing fire," a vocal Amarr fundamentalist group has released a statement in the wake of reports of the catastrophic solar event in Seyllin. The statement, released by the God's Righteousness Conclave, was transmitted minutes ago, drawing a mixture of support and ire from populations. "The event in Seyllin has long been foretold by the scriptures. Those who deny God's will and those who support heresy are subject to His judgment. The fury and the wrath of the Seyllin star [...]
LUMINAIRE - SCOPE News has obtained link feeds of the rescue operation on Seyllin I, in which President Foiritan implores the people of Metal City and Loadcore to "not wait where you are to be rescued" and to "use the magrail system to move yourself to safety." Both cities were on the day side of the planet when the solar radiological pulse struck, and neither is approachable by dropship. According to Federation Navy officials, the rescue effort is "going as well as can be expected" given the [...]
SEYLLIN 1052 - Unable to receive assistance from Federation dropships, citizens trapped in the underground cities of Seyllin have taken to transmitting their pleas for help in any way they can. Military vessels and civilians alike are now receiving distress calls numbering in the hundreds of thousands from as far as three systems away. Others stuck on the planet are simply capturing and transmitting the surrounding chaos. One terrible theme has been present throughout each recounting of the events [...]
PERIMETER 1042 - Numerous Caldari colonies along the Federation border, now teeming with war fleets on high alert, are reported to be flocking to the emergency shelters on the outskirts of the major cities and settlements. Early reports from these shelters, manned mostly by minimal military and disaster relief personnel, indicate little panic among the civilians so far. However, the sheer number of people flooding the shelter entry points has overwhelmed the staff who have called on local military [...]
SEYLLIN 1035 - After a brief confrontation with Federation Navy warships, unarmed Serpentis vessels were in the last hour allowed to pass through to Seyllin I. The pirate faction, a longtime rival of the Federation, has delivered medical equipment and personnel to help assist victims rescued from the planet. In addition, they have brought specialized excavation equipment provided by ORE which can be used to "create new access points for dropships or clear major obstacles to rescue operations," [...]
LUMINAIRE 1022 - Share prices in the Gallente mining sector have tumbled dramatically as the situation on the planet Seyllin I is developing into a full-blown crisis. Although virtually no details of the incident are available yet, the market turbulence is expected to increase. A news bulletin just released by the Garoun Investment Bank says: "Seyllin is a very important system for the Gallente industry. It is clear that some sort of crisis situation is rapidly developing there. Although we cannot yet [...]
LUMINAIRE 1014 - A joint press conference has been concluded just moments ago with President Souro Foiritan (present) and CONCORD Chief of Staff Kivas Odaka (virtual). The following is a transcript of the opening remarks by Federation President Souro Foiritan: "Ladies and gentlemen, members of CONCORD, fellow citizens listening throughout New Eden, thank you for your attention. At 08:41 EVE Standard, a weather monitoring outpost on Seyllin I reported a service outage of its Cassandra satellite system. [...]
SEYLLIN 1008 - CONCORD has confirmed that "a natural disaster of unprecedented scale and consequence has occurred" and that a joint press conference with President Foiritan will be announced shortly. Dreadnoughts, carriers, and freighters have arrived by the hundreds at the stricken planet -- with even more en route -- to begin one of the largest mass rescue efforts in modern history. A Navy spokesman stated that capital ships are ferrying dropship squadrons to be used in surface runs to evacuate the [...]
SYSTEM 3HQC-6 1007 - Outer Ring Excavations (ORE) has confirmed that the deep core survey expedition operating on the planet 3HQC-6 I has been lost. The mining corporation suspended rescue efforts after being warned by the team not to approach the planet. The deep core surveyors, who were below the surface when contact was first lost, reestablished a temporary link before going offline for good. An anonymous ORE employee with the corporate HQ in 4C-B7X stated that the last transmission sent by the [...]
BOURYNES 1003 - An emergency conference of scientists arranged by University of Caille has concluded that a "solar radiological pulse" originating from the blue sun of the Seyllin system is to blame for the ongoing catastrophe on its innermost planet. They ruled out the possibility of a military attack - including a potential nuclear strike - based on the size and scale of the devastation, stating that "no arsenal in the possession of any nation-state in the cluster is capable of delivering such [...]
SEYLLIN 0944 - In what looks like an alarming confirmation of earlier suspicions, military authorities just moments ago received a warning of a potential nuclear attack underway in Seyllin. The warning came as a delayed-release emergency signal from the only ground-level security installation on the planet. Specifically designed to withstand the effects of a nuclear blast, the emergency probe escaped into orbit just barely, transmitting its message to regional listening posts before disappearing off [...]
SEYLLIN 0940 - The first message received by Federation emergency services originated from the daytime side of Seyllin I near the city of Loadcore. The desperate plea-one of thousands received already-originated from a freight loading hangar just below the surface, where a group of workers are reportedly trapped beneath rubble brought down by an explosion. Preliminary injury reports suggest that the victims were exposed to a lethal radiation blast, as an overwhelming number of cases consist of acute [...]
SEYLLIN 0936 - Fluid router traffic restored with Seyllin I has opened to a flood of distress signals originating from all four primary cities of the Federation planet. It is believed that the communications system was restarted autonomously following a self-imposed shutdown to protect itself from an external threat. Emergency channels have since been overwhelmed with distress calls, many with specific requests for an evacuation from the planet itself. There is no official word on the cause of this [...]
LUMINAIRE 0909 - The FTL communications link between Seyllin I and the Federation is located several kilometers beneath the surface of the barren mining world, stated engineers familiar with the planet. Four main subterranean cities linked by underground magrails hold the bulk of the planet's population, whose residents mostly support mining operations. Access points to the surface are limited due to extreme daytime surface temperatures, but robust thermal shielding methods allow for spaceport access [...]
LUMINAIRE 0901 - Federal Administration has reported that all contact with the planet Seyllin I has been lost. Attempts to restore communications are ongoing, but SCOPE has learned that the Federation Navy has diverted a task force towards the area, and that CONCORD has offered "the full scope and breadth of its capabilities" in assisting them. This is a breaking news story. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
3HQC-6 0855 - Fluid router traffic linking a remote ORE expedition in Outer Ring with its headquarters in the Heart Constellation has been severed following reports of an emergency. Although ORE was unavailable for official comment, SCOPE has learned that the mining corporation dispatched a small task force to the Sword Constellation to investigate. The lost expedition is believed to be prospecting on 3HQC-6 I, the system's innermost planet. Establishing fluid router communications is standard [...]
SEYLLIN 0843 - A disruption in solar weather monitoring services has forced travel delays in the Seyllin system. The satellite network known as "Cassandra" is reported to have dropped offline shortly after 0840 local time, temporarily locking out traffic attempting to enter the system. Researchers at the base monitoring facility on Seyllin I are attributing the incident to a communications glitch, and expect service to be restored shortly.
SEYLINN 1040 - Two Federation Navy dropships carrying survivors from Seyllin have collided on take-off, with the resulting wreckage killing an estimated 4000 people. The dropships were both reported to be carrying well over the two hundred permitted personnel for such vessels. Armed Marines have placed a cordon around the loading bays in an attempt to limit the amount of refugees being allowed to board.
NEW CALDARI 0920 - Caldari State Executor Tibus Heth has issued a message directed at President Foiritan, intended to diffuse escalating tensions along the border zone. In the address, he states that they are not responsible for instigating the crisis in Seyllin, but will defend themselves if provoked. The full statement is as follows: "The Caldari State does not ever discuss the deployment of forces necessary to defend our interests. However, I feel that the current situation warrants an exception to [...]
SEYLLIN - Throngs of people at the evacuation points were outraged to hear that the prison population of Metal City was being evacuated amidst security fears following several escapes reported. The facility was reported to have taken heavy damage and already suffered the escape of several high security prisoners. Military transport ships aiding the evacuation were recently diverted to the scene to secure the prisoners and evacuate them to prevent further escape attempts. Word of this has sparked a [...]
YULAI - CONCORD blasted the SCOPE News corporation, calling Chief Editor Lars Kiormen's last report on the crisis in Seyllin "impetuous, inflammatory, and irresponsible." The harsh reaction follows Mr. Kiormen's report that a potentially world-shattering solar mass was heading towards the planet, plus an emotional farewell to SCOPE reporters trapped on Seyllin I. CONCORD angrily dismissed the report as a "shocking, selfish attempt to exploit sensationalism during a time when composure and calm are [...]
Following on the heels of the travel ban established by CONCORD, Creodron's lead Astrophysicist Lianda Burreau announced the discovery of a "stable wormhole" in an undisclosed system. Speaking to The Scope from an undisclosed location, Prof. Burreau has staked a claim on the safety of the wormhole, stating that she is so confident of the "needless overstatement" in CONCORD's travel warnings that she will travel through to the other side herself. She added that the excursion would not be pursued [...]
CARROU 0912 - President Foiritan has authorized the immediate mobilization of "Tripwire" defenses along the constellation border separating the Gallente Federation and the Caldari State, escalating tensions between the two warring nations. The act follows the sudden and mysterious loss of contact with the planet Seyllin I. Although the measure is being called "precautionary" by Federation officials, many view the act as reckless given the dangers inherent to such large war fleets operating in [...]
METSEREL - All communications with the planet Seyllin I have ceased. Automated efforts to restart fluid router transmissions have failed, and distress signals emanating from the system have gone silent. SCOPE is unable to obtain any additional information at this time.
SEYLLIN - While forces rapidly evacuate the Seyllin systems, both Roden Shipyards and CreoDron announced in a joint statement that their facilities would remain open to new docking for as long as station managers deemed it safe. Neither CONCORD nor Federation Navy officials would comment on the safety of the stations from the plasma event threatening Seyllin I. "We are still accepting as many ships as our docking bays can hold. For those ships that can't get out-system for whatever reason," the [...]
MALKALEN - Mens Reppola, Ishukone Watch CEO, spoke to reporters at Ishukone's Malkalen headquarters, telling them that he had spoken to President Foiritan and offered any assistance he could render. "This is not a Federation problem, this is an international tragedy," said Reppola. "While Ishukone has no assets in the Thoulde constellation itself, our facilities elsewhere in Essence and Sinq Laison have been ordered to accept secondary casualties and refugees in the coming hours and days."
SEYLLIN - In an apparent confirmation of New Eden's worst fears, the flotilla of rescue ships above Seyllin I has left orbit and are pushing towards the system's stargates. SCOPE News vessels attempting to defy system-wide evacuation orders were fired upon by Federation Navy warships. Before leaving the Seyllin System, SCOPE was able to confirm that no dropships remained at any of the spaceports. CONCORD warships have blockaded the entry points into Seyllin from the Aporulie, Ane, and Metserel [...]