Surviving the Pressure: Trapped Inside a Sinking Ship

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Survival in a watertight chamber inside a sinking ship depends on the strength of the chamber's walls against increasing ocean pressure. Calculating pressure at various depths reveals the immense forces involved, indicating that typical chambers would likely implode before reaching the ocean floor. Even submarines, designed for deep-sea exploration, can experience implosion if they exceed their depth limits. Only specially engineered vessels, such as the Aluminaut, are capable of withstanding extreme underwater pressures. Ultimately, the structural integrity of the chamber is crucial for survival in such dire conditions.
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If you were trapped inside water tight chamber inside a sinking ship, would you survive all the way to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean? Or would the pressure crush the walls of the chamber at some depth?
 
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It depends on how strong the walls of the chamber are. It would be a good exercise for you to calculate the pressure at various depths, get a feeling for the magnitude of the forces involved.
 
Yes the walls would implode on you. Even submarines implode if they go too deep. Only specially designed vessels like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminaut can go deeper.
 

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