I have no solid evidence to help you, but my intuition says this is believable. Pressure waves can travel a long ways in dense media, and it's the interface be

I have no solid evidence to help you, but my intuition says this is believable. Pressure waves can travel a long ways in dense media, and it's the interface between media of different densities, such as water of the ocean and the air inside a submarine, where the most devastating effects are felt. Jelly-fish swimming next to a submarine might not feel a thing even while the submariners inside the submarine are being smashed to bits.