On 12/21/2015 07:04 PM, M. Stradbury wrote:
Is it true (or an urban myth) that a swimmer would be sucked
under (presumably to drown) when a capital ship sinks?


Yes. The main mechanism iirc is that air escaping from the sinking ship
causes enough bubbles that the swimmer can't stay afloat, and sinks too
deep to get back to the surface.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

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