Ice begins to melt when its surroundings rise above its freezing point, that being 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius). Depending on the salt content and the presence of other substances, that freezing point may be an even lower temperature.
Another highly probable cause of death was injury. Because some of the bodies retrieved from the water by the recovery ships had been too badly damaged to preserve through embalming and consequently had to be buried at sea, itâs very likely that some passengers died as a result of catastrophic injuries.
When the Titanic sank people realized that ships needed to have enough lifeboats to save all the passengers. This made the people of that time worried that if a ship sank that they might not live to tell the tale. The sinking influenced many future ship health and safety regulations and it also pissed of the irish.