New York, USA
When we hear the name Titanic, wetin come to your mind? Big ship wey sink, right? But make I yarn you small gist wey go baffle you. That day for April 15, 1912, as Titanic go down, over 1,500 souls find river inside cold Atlantic. But here the shocker: since that time, nobody don recover intact body from this big waka. Wetin happen? (E no be say dem carry their body waka enter another dimension, my padi!)
Turns out, e no be mystery wey dey vex scientists or researchers. Na pure wahala wey sea dey cause. The Titanic dey laid down 12,500 feet below sea level, sharp sharp freezing water wey dey around one degree Celsius. I no go lie, for that kind cold, body fit dey slow down from making friends with bacteria, but e no go totally stop am. (Like say na snow dey fall for body, but e still dey decay!)
The seabed wey dey there full of microorganisms wey jam for nutrients. We get bacteria, fungi, and some small fish like crabs wey fit chop anything wey dey organic, including flesh and bone. Na so scientists dey talk say any body wey land near Titanic wreck don japa fully after just two decades. E fit slow down, but e no fit endure over 100 years!
And make I give you small additional gist: Titanic hull dey experience serious ‘hunger’ from iron-eating bacteria wey dem call Halomonas titanicae. These bacteria dey chop the metal like say na small child dey eat ice cream. This deven dey form rusticles wey be like icicles. Over time, this thing dey weaken the wreck, turning am into local spicy soup. Na so some rooms don collapse, burying any possibility of finding remains.
Most of the people wey die for Titanic accidents no drown inside the ship. Dem dey freeze for surface waters, dealing with ocean waves and hungry fishes. Some weeks after the incident, about 300 bodies recover, but many no make am. Bodies wey sink? Na scatter scatter dey pursue them all over ocean floor, while other dey enjoy family reunion with sea creatures.
Even inside seabed, body no dey remain complete. Bones dey dissolve like sugar in hot water, especially no dey protected. Na Titanic depth, preservation na miracle matter. You sabi wahala? No real human remains don show for wreck, but divers don discover some ghostly stuff—like shoes wey dey lie down together, showing say person don lie there before. E don dey touch your heart, abi?
Artifacts like belts, bags, and jewelry don dey speak silently, telling stories of who dey carry them. Na wetin make Titanic wreck be like graveyard; dem dey treat am with respect. Researchers dey follow strong ethics to pay homage to the souls wey don rest. So, even if dem find human remains, dem fit decide to no disturb am, giving the dead their peace.
Over one century since Titanic go down, e still dey hold people waka, reminding us of the importance of safety on water. Na the natural processes, ocean decay, and time cause the absence of bodies inside the wreck. Those wey pass on go don join water, but their stories, artifacts, and the lessons wey we don gather from this tragic matter still dey live on like ghost for the ship. As Titanic dey rest, e still dey carry plenty memories of all wey we lost. And that silence wey dey for deep ocean? E dey speak plenty, my guy!
