After 113 Years, Scientists Finally Reveal Why No Human Remains Were Found on the Titanic

**Why after 113 years, no remains have been found on the Titanic wreck? Scientists finally have a convincing answer**

The sinking of the RMS Titanic on the night of April 14-15, 1912 was one of the greatest maritime tragedies in modern history, killing more than 1,500 people. The ship sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean at a depth of nearly 4,000 meters.

Over the next century, many expeditions came to survey the wreck, record images and collect data. They discovered many personal items such as shoes, suitcases, glasses, watches – clear evidence that someone had been there. However, one strange thing has always puzzled the public and researchers: **not a single set of human remains or bones have been found.** So what happened?

It wasn’t until 2025 that a new scientific study was published that provided the most accurate and convincing explanation. According to oceanographers and marine biologists, the disappearance of the bodies was the result of a combination of harsh factors at the bottom of the ocean.**

First of all, at a depth of nearly 4,000m, the ocean floor has extremely low temperatures (about 1-2 degrees Celsius), water pressure hundreds of times higher than atmospheric pressure, and very little light. These conditions cause the decomposition process to take place in a very different way than on land.

The soft tissues of the human body – such as skin, muscles, internal organs – will be quickly processed almost completely by bacteria, crustaceans and marine scavengers in just a few weeks to a few months.

As for bones, surprisingly, they also cannot survive long at the bottom of the ocean. The main component of human bones is calcium carbonate – a substance that is very soluble when it is below the **CCD (Calcium Carbonate Compensation Depth)** threshold, which is the depth at which calcium carbonate begins to be eroded by seawater faster than it can accumulate. Below this depth, bones will gradually disintegrate over time, leaving no trace.

In addition, because the Titanic broke in half when it sank, there was no enclosed space large enough to preserve the body like in an “iron coffin”.

All human bodies – whether floating or trapped in the ship – suffered the same harsh conditions. After more than a century, this explains why not a single human skeleton remains on the wreck.

However, personal items such as leather shoes, handbags, suitcases, etc. can last longer because leather is a material that is very resistant to seawater and microorganisms. These items became the last vestiges of the victims – a silent but haunting symbol of those who never returned.

The new study’s conclusions have dispelled the mystical or supernatural speculation that once surrounded the sinking of the Titanic. The truth, scientists say, lies in **science and the harsh natural environment of the ocean floor.**