Will a sinking ship pull you?

However, even with a ship the size of Titanic, the suction created will be so minimal that the only way it would affect you is if you were clinging to her as she sank, allowed her to pull you under for a while, and THEN started swimming for the surface. Cameron's film was accurate on this regard.



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The tradition says that the captain should be the last person to leave their ship alive before its sinking, and if they're unable to evacuate the crew and passengers from the ship, the captain will choose not to save himself even if he has an opportunity to do so.

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As the stern sinks into the ocean, you would think the suction would draw you into the depths—but survivors report no such thing. Joughlin claimed his hair was never even mussed. Still, you may experience what is called the cold-shock response. You'll gasp uncontrollably and perhaps even hyperventilate.

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There are far more shipwrecks than you think. Every ship will eventually sink. Just like cars and airplanes, ships last between 20 and 50 years. And once they're too old to run and too expensive or inefficient to operate, they most often end up at the bottom of oceans or lakes.

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