ThexLoneWolf

Item#: xxxx

Level2

Containment Class:

keter

Secondary Class:

none

Disruption Class:

keneq

Risk Class:

caution

link to memo

Special Containment Procedures: SCP XXXX is physically uncontainable due to the creature’s size and immense hostility towards man-made objects that enter its underwater domain. Mobile Task Force Gamma-6 "Deep Feeders" are to maintain a presence on the Sargasso Sea above SCP XXXX to track its movements and monitor its health. Should civilian divers become aware of SCP XXXX, Gamma-6 is to recover any evidence of SCP XXXX's existence and administer Class-A Amnestics to all parties involved.

An image taken aboard the Foundation submarine Poseidon of an internal monitor showing SCP XXXX transmitted shortly before its destruction. This is the only clear image of SCP XXXX currently available to the Foundation.

Description: SCP XXXX is a large aquatic animal approximately 270 - 280 meters in length, dominating an underwater area known as the Sargasso Sea. SCP XXXX resides approximately two kilometers beneath the surface and moves along the sea’s perimeter in what is believed to be a regular patrol path. As the creature moves through an area, ocean currents are directed away from the Sargasso Sea towards other parts of the world, resulting in the sea’s characteristic lack of any significant ocean currents. Why or how SCP XXXX accomplishes this remains unknown. However, if SCP XXXX were to stop patrolling for any reason, it's likely that ocean currents would resume their natural course. Due to the creature's presumably advanced age, as it's believed it has been sustaining the Sargasso Sea for thousands, if not millions of years, this makes monitoring SCP-XXXX's health and ensuring its confinement to its current location is a task of utmost importance. Failure to achieve this would result in the disruption of global climate and the discovery of SCP-XXXX by global population.

SCP XXXX bears an extreme hostility toward any underwater vessels that near the creature or the sea floor will be attacked by SCP XXXX quickly and without warning. To date, 47 Foundation craft have been destroyed by SCP XXXX, including the deep-sea research vessel Poseidon, which was able to transmit a single image before its hull imploded, killing the crew instantly. Following this incident, no further attempts to directly observe SCP XXXX have been made due to the unacceptable risk to human life and loss of highly expensive research equipment.

Upon recognizing the presence of a man-made object, SCP XXXX will approach it at high speed and circle for a short duration, emitting what has been described as a “growl” detectable via sonar as it circles the object. After making this threat display, it will rapidly close on the object and ram it. SCP XXXX has been observed to break speeds of over 100 knots when ramming from a distance of 200 meters, resulting in an estimated impact force in excess 530 million newtons.

SCP XXXX's discovery was by accident: a Foundation satellite that was supposed to be monitoring deep space for anomalous activity unexpectedly malfunctioned and spun out of control, scanning large swathes of the Atlantic Ocean as it did so. Analysis of the data logs after the satellite self-destructed revealed the presence of a large, moving object along the perimeter of the Sargasso Sea. A research team was dispatched to investigate, discovering SCP XXXX. It was almost immediately discovered that SCP XXXX directs ocean currents away from the Sargasso Sea, leading on-site personnel to conclude that SCP XXXX is at least as old as the Sargasso Sea, if not older. Further gains have been minimal due to the creature's hostility.

It is currently unknown how SCP XXXX sustains itself, though a theory commonly accepted by those assigned to SCP XXXX is that the creature filters micro-organisms from the water to feed on. This theory has not been confirmed as of yet due to the extreme difficulty of returning samples from waters that SCP XXXX has passed through recently. It is believed the vast expanse of water SCP XXXX patrols is the minimum amount of micro-organism rich water it requires to sustain itself. Due to a lack of any other similarly sized phenomenon in any of the world’s oceans, it is believed that SCP XXXX is the last of its kind.

+ Addendum XXXX A: Communique from Senior Researcher Dr. Hester to Site Director Dr. Kurst regarding SCP XXXX

Dr Kurst, we believe we know why SCP XXXX is so hostile towards Foundation Craft; the creature interprets the spinning of the craft’s propellers as the sound we’ve detected every time it attacks. It’s possible the creature interprets this “growl” as a challenge for dominance. We’re requesting the use of additional personnel to draw up plans for a propellerless submarine design that can observe the creature without provoking an attack. I shouldn't need to reiterate the consequences of SCP XXXX's death.

Dr. Hester

+ Addendum XXXX B: Reply communique from Dr. Kurst to Dr. Hester regarding SCP XXXX

Approved. However, I don’t want that sub manned. I shouldn’t need to remind you what happened to the Poseidon, especially since it occurred on your watch. You're right that the Ethics Committee doesn't want to risk any additional personnel on this SCP, but it's more than that. You were the one that pushed for the use of the Poseidon, and the O5 Council, eager to indulge a promising new Senior Researcher, granted your request, against my better judgement. The fact is, you were so caught up in what could be learned that you didn't stop to consider the risks. You're damn lucky I convinced the Overseers to let you off as light as they did. You're a good man, Johnathan. You just don't think before you act sometimes, like with the Poseidon.

Dr. Kurst

+ Addendum XXXX C: Reply communique from Dr. Hester to Dr. Kurst

I understand, Dr. Kurst. The memory of the Poseidon's crew weighs heavily on myself as well, but scientific progress has never been made without making mistakes; it's what makes us human. If we don't accept that, how does anything get done? I realize that some SCPs are simply too dangerous to risk mistakes on, but I think we can both agree SCP XXXX is not one of those. Besides, we both know what would likely happen if the creature were to fall ill.

Dr. Hester

+ Addendum XXXX D: Communique from Dr. Hester to Dr. Kurst regarding the “Trident” propellerless submarine

Dr. Kurst, the Trident’s design was a success. We were able to get within 25 meters of SCP XXXX without provoking a response. When we did get closer, the creature reacted with curiosity rather than aggression. We were also able to confirm our theory that SCP XXXX does feed on micro-organisms filtered from the water. However, we weren't able to learn much more about the creature's health that can't already be ascertained on the surface. I'm requesting a manned variant of the Trident be made to facilitate a closer study. This will allow us to obtain tissue samples and learn more about its biology.

Dr. Hester

+ Addendum XXXX E: Dr. Kurst's reply to Dr. Hester's request for a manned Trident

Denied. While yes, I realize that monitoring SCP XXXX's health is critical to avoid disruption of global climate, the fact is, the Ethics Committee won't be willing to risk another up-close and manned study of SCP XXXX without some assurance that we won't have a repeat of the Poseidon, and one test of a prototype submarine design will hardly be enough to convince them. And remember, we don't know how poor the creature's health is already. In that environment, making an incision to get a tissue sample could be the equivalent of a lethal injection. I'll file a request with the O5 Council for the use of SCP-████ to see if we can monitor its health the surface, but for now, we'll continue using the Trident to monitor its health.

Dr. Kurst

+ Addendum XXXX F: Incident Report, June 14, 2019, Site 154

Interviewed: Dr. Angela Kurst, Site Director, Site 154

Interviewer: George Statham, Department of Internal Affairs.

Location: Aboard the Foundation vessel Mogami, on the southern edge of the Sargasso Sea.

Forward: This interview was recorded approximately 69 hours after the incident.

<Begin Log>

Statham: Please describe what happened in detail, Doctor Kurst.

Dr. Kurst: Don't you have the transcripts already?

Statham: Of course, we just want to hear what happened in your own words. When it comes to a near containment-breach like this, we try to be as thorough as possible.

Dr. Kurst: What about Johnathan?

Statham: Dr. Hester will be reprimanded for his actions accordingly once a full investigation has been completed.

Dr. Kurst: I understand, oh where to begin?

Statham: Just start with when you first realized something was wrong.

Dr. Kurst: After our last communication regarding the Trident, I went back to the mainland to take some scheduled leave with family. When I got the call, I thought it was a joke.

Statham: Why do you say that?

Dr. Kurst: Johnathan, I mean, Doctor Hester, whenever he wasn't working on something, he liked to make fake calls to play with people. I assumed the call was one of his pranks. I mean, the fact that he jury-rigged a functional, manned Trident and was taking it down to SCP XXXX, I thought "It's just too funny." I didn't take it seriously until the guy called me back immediately after I hung up.

Statham: It was at this point that you returned to Site 154?

Dr. Kurst: Yes. Once I got back, I immediately went to the control center. Pursuit drones were already tracking him, but by now, he was already at XXXX's depth and was preparing to retrieve a tissue sample. I ordered him back to the surface, but he said "There's too much at stake, if it dies, the world could die with it."

Statham: And it was at this point that he made the incision to recover a tissue sample?

Dr. Kurst: Yes, XXXX's reaction was immediate. It was a blur, practically, I've never seen anything that large move that fast. When it rammed Doctor Hester, I thought for sure he was done. I'll give him credit, he always thought one step ahead. He'd installed some emergency ballast in the submarine and ascended rapidly. He was on the surface in 10 minutes.

Statham: After recovering the Trident and Doctor Hester, you instructed all vessels set a course out of the Sargasso Sea, is that correct?

Dr. Kurst: Yes. XXXX didn't follow him all the way to the surface, but I didn't want to give it the chance to come after us once it was done licking its wounds.

Statham: The following day, you returned to the Sargasso Sea, the officially listed reason was to ensure the health of SCP XXXX, is that also correct?

Dr. Kurst: Yes, that is correct. We sent out a drone to determine the condition of XXXX. It was leaving a trail of blood behind it and was swimming a little slower, but I wanted more data. Upon closer examination, we were able to determine that Dr. Hester ripped out a larger chunk of XXXX's flesh than we initially thought, about the size of my forearm. We assumed that the probability of an infection was high.

Statham: There's nothing further in the transcript. Is there anything else you would care to add?

Dr. Kurst: No, but I do have one question.

Statham: Shoot.

Dr. Kurst: I'm not going to get in trouble, am I? I mean, I was negligent when I hung up that call.

Statham; Yes, there is that little wrinkle. Ultimately, the decision will fall on my superiors, but I doubt you have anything to worry about. Given your working relationship with Doctor Hester, I think you had sufficient cause to hang up that call. I know I would've.

Dr. Kurst: Oh, that's good news. Thanks.

Statham; Don't mention it.

<End Log>

Closing Statement: Following this incident, Dr. Kurst has requested additional personnel to aid in diagnosing and boosting SCP XXXX's immune system. Her request is currently under review by the O5 Council.