Approximately 1,500 individuals lost their lives when the RMS Titanic sank over a century ago; however, there are no skeletons present within the wreckage.
Contrary to common belief, the victims of the April 1912 tragedy who drowned in the Atlantic Ocean are not still trapped inside the ship.
While the remnants of the passengers’ lives are scattered across the seabed, explorers have yet to discover any intact bodies. Experts suggest there is a fascinating explanation for this phenomenon.
It has been 41 years since the Titanic wreck was located on September 1, 1985, by oceanographers Jean-Louis Michel and Robert Ballard.
The remains of the British ocean liner, which tragically collided with an iceberg, were found decades after the disaster. It rests on the ocean floor, approximately 12,500 feet (3,810 meters) beneath the surface.
The wreckage was tracked down decades after the 1912 disaster (Ralph White/Getty Images)
Over the years, numerous expeditions have taken place, enabling the recovery of artefacts from the ruins; however, explorers have yet to discover any skeletons.
James Cameron, the director of Titanic and an enthusiast of submersibles, has undertaken the remarkable underwater journey an impressive 33 times and asserts that he has ‘never seen’ any human remains.
While Cameron acknowledges that thousands of individuals lost their lives in the sinking, he has previously stated that their bodies do not remain within the Titanic.
In a 2012 interview with the New York Times, the Canadian remarked: “I’ve seen zero human remains.”
The Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean (Google Maps/LADbible)
Over the years, numerous expeditions have taken place, enabling the recovery of artefacts from the ruins; however, explorers have yet to discover any skeletons.
James Cameron, the director of Titanic and an enthusiast of submersibles, has undertaken the remarkable underwater journey an impressive 33 times and asserts that he has ‘never seen’ any human remains.
While Cameron acknowledges that thousands of individuals lost their lives in the sinking, he has previously stated that their bodies do not remain within the Titanic.
In a 2012 interview with the New York Times, the Canadian remarked: “I’ve seen zero human remains.”
Clothes and shoes have been found, but no bodies (Ralph White/Getty Images)
Ballard, the deep-sea expert who uncovered the wreckage over forty years ago, elaborated on the fate of the bones.
He previously informed NPR that descending to a depth of approximately 3,000 feet means ‘you pass below what is known as the calcium carbonate compensation depth’.
“The water in the deep sea is undersaturated in calcium carbonate, which primarily constitutes the composition of bones,” Ballard stated.
“For instance, both the Titanic and the Bismarck are situated beneath the calcium carbonate compensation depth, so once the organisms consume their flesh and reveal the bones, those bones begin to dissolve.”
Thus, there were once skeletons within the shipwreck; however, their flesh has long since decayed, and the exposed bones have dissolved into the surrounding water.
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