Research Dossiers
Research Dossiers bring several Final Vestige investigations together around one problem. Reading the cases side by side makes it easier to see which patterns really repeat and which explanations stop working once another case is added.
Compare cases where inspections, specifications, interfaces, and rules missed the condition that mattered—and the reforms that followed.
9 investigationsU.S. NavyNavy cases involving navigation, ammunition, submarine escape, recovery, secrecy, and institutional change.
6 investigationsMaritime SafetyShip stability, fire, evacuation, lifesaving equipment, and inspection, especially where formal compliance did not match conditions onboard.
4 investigationsNuclear SafetyControl, instrumentation, containment, release pathways, and recovery across reactor accidents and the Palomares weapons-recovery case.
4 investigationsSearch & RecoveryHow assumptions about movement, drift, sensor range, and physical evidence shaped search areas—and how later evidence forced them to change.
4 investigationsFire SafetyHow fuel, atmosphere, egress, barriers, and response time affected fire growth, containment, and escape.