Maybe the double bottom stayed connected for longer than we thought?

[Cam Houseman]

I was scrolling old threads, as you do. Someone made an excellent analogy that I will use: maybe part of the reason the Stern is so badly damaged, is because you know how difficult it is to get a fully inflated beachball underwater? Maybe the Bow dragged the Stern under, and since the Stern wasn't fully flooded, it imploded, and the rest is history.

 

[Mark Baber]

Moderator's note: There are quite a few existing discussions of when and how the ship broke apart. There's no need for another one.