Ive heard the bodies atomize, "explode" in a spark, look like a crushed coke can, etc. So what really happens? Will their be any remains found if the hull was breached?
This is a different outcome when compared to a gradual application of pressure, where pressure equalization can occur, sort of like the diffusion of paraffin into cells during the preparation of microscope slides.
When the US brought up the Soviet submarine K-129 using the Hughes Glomar Explorer, they found little tiny drinking cups that used to be plastic foam coffee cups. Six bodies were recovered, placed in a metal container, and given a formal Burial at Sea. The condition of those remains was never disclosed.
5,000 pounds per square inch is a lot of pressure.