The Last Watch – Book 1: Enclosed Space – Article 4: The Procedure Illusion
Reports, seminars and posters haven’t stopped the same fatalities. So we started writing fiction.
Category The Last Watch
Fiction and hard truths about maritime safety from The Sarcastic Mariner(s).
The Last Watch – Book 1: Enclosed Space – Article 3: The Fatal Illusion
The buddy system stops people dying alone. It was never designed to stop two people dying together.
The Last Watch – Book 1: Enclosed Space – Article 2: The Permit Illusion
A perfect permit can still show all clear while CO₂ quietly accumulates. Compliance is not comprehension.
The Last Watch – Book 1: Enclosed Space – Article 1: The Fatal Mirage
Between 2000 and 2024, at least 1,010 people died in enclosed spaces. Many were the ones who knew better. Experience reduces fear, not risk.