Daily Casefile · Forensic
Blackout at Kelpie Point
≈ 4 min
Kelpie Point Tidal Research Station lost power to its seawater pump array overnight, allowing three tide-pool monitoring tanks to drain and exposing the sensor beds. Station warden Fenella Gross arrived at dawn to find the UPS battery cabinet open, the manual bypass switch thrown, and the chart recorder unplugged. Your task is to establish the exact sequence of events — what failed first, what was deliberately switched, and in what order — so that the responsible party can be identified.
The scene
Kelpie Point Tidal Research Station, a concrete-block field station perched above a rocky inlet on the Cornish coast, equipped with a seawater pump array, a UPS battery cabinet, and a wall-mounted chart recorder, present day.
The events
- Seawater Pump Array Loses Power and Shuts Down
- Warden Gross Discovers Drained Tanks at First Light
- UPS Cabinet Left Unlocked After Quarterly Service
- Manual Bypass Switch Thrown to Override Position
- Emergency Candle Burned Down in the Instrument Room
- Chart Recorder Unplugged from Wall Socket
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This case first aired on October 7, 2026. A fresh forensic runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.