In a shipwreck at the bottom of the ocean containing air pockets, would you die from jumping in the water due to water pressure?

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I’ve attached an image here, to further illustrate the scenario. Imagine that the wreck is at the bottom of the Marianas trench, 10km underwater.

Would jumping into the water kill you from the pressure? Or would it only kill you if you swam to where there is no cover on the right side of the wreckage?

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Answer 1

In your situation there is nothing keeping out the pressure in the first place. The air bubble pressure would be less than the pressure of the water, so the water would enter your bubble, compressing the air, until the pressures were equal. You’d never get a chance to consider your question you’d just be crushed.