G-8 had a plan worked out that might prevent capture.
Read fired the ship to prevent its capture by Federal forces.
To prevent her capture, she was burned on 24 August 1814.
She could not kill Todd to prevent his capture by the police.
President in turn would be scuttled to prevent her capture.
She was then burnt to prevent capture by Confederate forces.
To prevent capture, operating units and plans for the system were destroyed.
One was successfully returned to Germany, but the other had to be destroyed to prevent its capture.
I can't see any other way of preventing their capture by powerful vested interests.
She was beached and burned to prevent capture in 1814.