One document traced a pattern of deliberate overloading and falsified maintenance reports. Next to several lines, his father had written, “Crew raised concerns,” and “Captain overruled under pressure from owners.” Another page listed names—sailors, dockworkers, clerks—underlined as potential witnesses. Many had notes beside them: “Lost at sea,” “resigned abruptly.”
An investigator pointed to a separate bundle. “These appear to be copies of internal Harrington correspondence,” she said. Letters referenced “containing liability,” “neutralizing exposure,” and “ensuring no second archive.” At the bottom of one page, in different ink, Rowan’s father had written, “They know there is another cache. I’m running out of time.”