Why do some sunken ships have air pockets even when on the ocean floor?

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Why do some sunken ships have air pockets even when on the ocean floor?

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Because the air gets trapped inside when the ship first sinks and has no where to go.

That air pocket can’t just absorb through the metals walls out of the ship, and it can’t go down into the water then back up and out, gravity won’t let that happen.

So, it just stays trapped there unless there’s a hole or crack or soemthing to get through.