Vessel Seized

Our explorers knew first contact to be a dangerous affair, but none could have predicted just how true this would be. In a violent assault, the … seized our vessel, landing a boarding party before emergency FTL could be engaged. Despite our crew's valiant efforts, the attackers - … alien species - were able to overwhelm our defenses. The last visual feeds we received before all signals cut off suggested that the enemy had captured much of the crew alive and were intent on interrogating them, probably with the intention of finding out more about us in preparation for further hostilities...

The command below will trigger the "Vessel Seized" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:

• Worrying. Very worrying.
  • Our other fleets in what appears to be their territory have sought safety by engaging emergency FTL.

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Vessel Seized (first_contact.252) connects.