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It doesn’t sound to me like the boat actually sank. In the article it mentioned that they heard the rescue helicopter from within. Wouldn’t that imply that the
by russell_h 2y ago
It doesn’t sound to me like the boat actually sank. In the article it mentioned that they heard the rescue helicopter from within. Wouldn’t that imply that the pressure inside would be one atmosphere? Am I thinking about the physics of this wrong?
- duskwuff 2y agoSound does carry remarkably well through water - but you're right. The ship capsized, but the hull held enough air that it stayed afloat.
- BurningFrog 2y agoIt was floating upside down. There is a picture towards the end of the story.
- shellfishgene 2y agoMostly, the weight of the boat pulling down would compress the air bubble a bit, probably not very much though.
- madaxe_again 2y agoThe pressure of any trapped gas will be equivalent to the depth of the lowest level containing air - so if the bottom of your air bubble is a meter below sea level, your pressure will be 1.1 atm.