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[Bob Godfrey]

Nobody was looking specifically for the boat - it was spotted by the lookouts ahead of the Oceanic and reported in the usual way as a possible hazard. The oceans are vast, of course, but the shipping lanes in which vessels cross them are much narrower so finds of this kind are not rare, especially within days (or in this case a few weeks) of an incident. Several other ships engaged in normal Atlantic crossings had earlier reported sightings of wreckage and bodies from the Titanic. In time, ocean currents are likely to carry the debris of a wreck well away from the shipping lanes, probably never to be seen again.

 

[PRR5406]

As I recall from readings, the bodies had been picked at by seabirds. The eye sockets were empty and other damage was apparent. Sorry to bring up a gruesome detail, but what the heck!