[PGR88]

I’m curious to know how far a sinking ship will travel laterally from its location on the surface as it travels down 18,000 feet.

[gr8eman]

Pretty far is my guess depending on the weight and how it sank! 18,000 ft of water...holy cow

[mabarker1]

IMHO (that should be enough warning to grab Your Chest Waders And Personal Flotation Device.)

That would be determined by the Currents, if the Ship was still underway or coasting as it went under water and the location of Hull breaches.

For example if there were 2 Hull large breaches say one in the Bow that took off the entire Bow and then one that had taken off the entire Deck at the Stern then there (in theory) would be a “flow through” of the water in the Ship. Causing a downward and forwards sink path.

Or if the Hull breach was amidships only on one side that would make the sink rate slower and probably more of a sink downward vs downward and forwards like above.

Or I could just be full of carp 💩 with My theories. I’m not a Maritime Hydrology Expert but I did stay a a Holiday Inn last night.