why does equiano describe \a salutation in my nostrils as i had never experienced in my life\?\na he is…

why does equiano describe \a salutation in my nostrils as i had never experienced in my life\?\na he is describing the awful smell of the sea and dead fish.\nb he is describing the awful smell due to the conditions on slave ships.\nc he is describing the awful smell of the european sailors aboard the ship.
Answer
Brief Explanations:
Equiano was a formerly enslaved person. In his narrative, he described the inhumane conditions on slave ships. The “salutation in my nostrils” refers to the terrible smell caused by the overcrowded, unsanitary conditions on slave ships (not the sea/dead fish or European sailors' smell specifically as the main focus).
Answer:
B. He is describing the awful smell due to the conditions on slave ships.