Vera Cruz has slipped from Spain and its capturer KARMA into Neutral hands, leaving the harbour unclaimed and KARMA reduced to a single holding. No port battle concluded, no defence succeeded, and no fresh assault was queued during the watch; configuration and tax records are likewise still. CFS retains the treasury summit at first place with 31 ports, unchanged in rank or holdings. KARMA fell from twenty-fifth to twenty-seventh as its count dropped from two ports to one.