Posted on 06/13/2025 12:20:05 PM PDT by Red Badger
The Titanic, one of history’s most infamous maritime disasters, has captivated people for over a century. While the tragic sinking of the “unsinkable” ship resulted in over 1,500 lives lost, the wreck itself has been the subject of extensive exploration. Despite the numerous expeditions using state-of-the-art submersibles and underwater filming technology, a striking detail has never been discovered: there are no human remains, no skeletons, on board.
The absence of these remains has raised significant questions, with one of the most perplexing being why such evidence hasn’t surfaced, even after years of searching.
Life Jackets and Ocean Currents
James Cameron, the director behind the iconic 1997 film Titanic, has visited the wreck site over 30 times. In a 2012 interview with The New York Times, he confirmed, “I’ve seen zero human remains. We’ve seen clothing. We’ve seen pairs of shoes, which would strongly suggest there was a body there at one point. But we’ve never seen any human remains.”
One possible explanation lies in the life jackets worn by many passengers and crew members. Though the Titanic was famously under-equipped with lifeboats, many managed to don life jackets before succumbing to the freezing Atlantic waters. These life jackets provided buoyancy, keeping victims afloat long after they passed away. As a result, their bodies were likely carried away by the ocean’s currents.
Over the years, storms and drifting currents would have swept these bodies further from the wreck site, making it unlikely that any remains would remain near the ship’s resting place.
Depth and the Dissolution of Bones
Another crucial factor in the absence of skeletons lies in the depth of the wreck. The Titanic rests approximately 12,500 feet (3,800 meters) below the surface of the ocean, well beyond the reach of typical scavengers. While bones have been discovered on other shipwrecks, they have not survived at such depths. Deep-sea conditions, particularly the calcium carbonate compensation depth, play a significant role in the dissolution of bones.
As deep-sea explorer Robert Ballard explained in a 2009 interview with NPR, “The issue you have to deal with is, at depths below about 3,000 feet (around 914 meters), you pass below what’s called the calcium carbonate compensation depth.” This specific layer of the ocean is undersaturated with calcium carbonate, a key element that makes up bones. As a result, the bones that are exposed to deep-sea organisms, such as scavenging fish, quickly dissolve.
Even after scavengers have fed on flesh, the bones themselves slowly disappear due to the corrosive conditions at such depths. The combination of these conditions makes the preservation of human remains extremely unlikely at the Titanic site.
The Potential for Preserved Remains in Sealed Areas
Some experts speculate that there could still be preserved human remains in areas of the ship that remain sealed off. Locations such as the engine room, where fresh, oxygen-rich water may not have been able to penetrate, might offer a more sheltered environment where remains could potentially be intact. However, more than a century has passed since the Titanic sank, and the likelihood of finding any remains in these areas seems remote. While the wreck site itself continues to be a focus of exploration, the search for human remains in such locations is largely seen as fruitless at this point.
At this stage, the wreck site has become a solemn reminder of the tragedy that occurred, and many believe it is best to let the victims rest in peace, preserving their memory rather than continuing to search for physical remains.
Just think of the name of the most well known album by The Cure: “Disintegration”.
That’s what happened to the skeletons.
King Neptune has reclaimed, cannibalized and repurposed all those base ingredients.
Interesting but it’s kinda not uppermost on my mind ;)
The whole ship is decomposing, no?
If not examined, explorers will have lost their chance.
I’m not inclined to go down there, no.
Many were teleported to hovering alien spaceships?
If that's the case, there may be survivors and it's our job to rescue these poor trapped people. I'm thinking of building a deep sea submersible to go that deep, without government supervision and intrusion of course. By using carbon fiber and titanium i should be able to cheaply build a craft to penetrate these depths and be a hero.
It will eventually become a obscure pile of iron oxide rust at the bottom of the ocean............
Ashes to Ashes.
Dust to Dust.
Rust to Rust..........................
I’d like to know JP Morgan’s role in it.
The movie “Goliath Awaits” comes to mind.
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
Show me a submersible
that a man can trust
The Titanic was Sunk Deliberately to Create the Federal Reserve
The anniversary of that fateful dive is Father’s Day................
Indeed. Everyone returns from whence they came
I think I see a boner.
Outstanding
I recall right after 9/11, phase two: excavation.
Many were surprised at how few human remains were there to be found. Most incinerated, or widely dispersed by the blasts.
Don’t forget to use a game controller for navigation.
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