That sucks ass. last time i was looting in strat I successfully looted 2 players and made it back into the town. after i was in the town and crafting again, I was still able to be attacked and had to defend myself (that really pissed me off).
And then for 2 hours leading up to the battle the website was down and I couldn't get anyone to sign up for my battle. I left work 2 hours early just to go into the pub server and recruit, but nobody could sign up until after my battle was over.
Neither of these bugs warranted any admin intervention, so you're most likely fucked.