The mysterious absence of bodies in Titanic’s wreckage

The RMS Titanic’s tragic sinking on April 15, 1912, continues to captivate the world more than a century later.

On its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, the “unsinkable” ship struck an iceberg, leading to the deaths of over 1,500 passengers and crew.

Despite the catastrophic loss of life, one unsettling mystery has persisted — why were there so few bodies recovered from the wreckage, even though more than 1,500 people perished?

The discovery of Titanic’s wreckage

After decades of searching, the wreckage of the Titanic was discovered on September 1, 1985, more than 12,000 feet beneath the Atlantic Ocean.