Object
Storm‑Wreckage Explosive Device
A compact explosive device recovered from storm‑tossed wreckage, described only as an 'explosive device' in the scene. It presents as a battered, partially buried charge amid scorched debris, with exposed wiring and impact scarring suggesting recent detonation force nearby. Characters treat it as dangerous and decisive: the away team combs the wreckage for survivors around it, and its presence functions as the causal clue linking the crash to hostile action. Visibility is poor in the storm, so many physical details remain indistinct; the device's condition implies field‑deployed sabotage rather than a factory sealed munition.
2 appearances
Purpose
Designed to detonate and destroy or disable a vessel or structure—here functioning as a sabotage/weapon that precipitated the wreckage and caused casualties.
Significance
Serves as the proximate cause and investigative clue that escalates the diplomatic crisis: it converts the wreck into evidence of malicious intent, frames the survival and capture arcs (Geordi's fall and Patahk's presence), and anchors moral and tactical decisions for the away team.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used