A closed vessel can sink to a depth of $20\mathrm{.}0$ m in water $($r $=1\mathrm{.}00$ g$/$cm$3)$ before the external pressure crushes it$.$ To what depth could this same container be immersed in of mercury $($r $=13\mathrm{.}6$ g$/$cm$3)$ without it being crushed?

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