It's important that the captain doesn't escape. The plan to capture Durandal is inherently flawed, and I can't allow him to pursue his folly. R'chzne and the rest of the insects at Pfhor High Command think to snare him in the very web in which he most desires to be caught. They are retreating through the warrens into the mountains, and we are continuing the pursuit. Outriders report transporter telltales on their sensors.
Preliminary evaluation suggests human commando units.
Combatant Leader 2nd Class Rr'pt humbly requests reinforcement by armored units. It's likely a quick and dirty patch into the durable S'pht hardware. Keep searching, and report back here when you've destroyed it. It seems that the captain attempted to use the bridge transporter to escape planetside, and was killed when the signal was redirected to nearby space. I like to think he died repentant.