Why do some sunken ships have air pockets even when on the ocean floor?
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There’s air in the ship when it start sinking. As water levels rise, air gets pushed upwards. Some places on the ship, the air cannot escape the ship by going upwards. Unable to go upwards (there’s ship), and unable to go downwards (there’s water), the air stays trapped in the ship, even at the bottom of ocean. That’s the air pocket.
You get air pockets in cave system in a very similar way – water levels rise, air gets stuck.
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