Fortunately, after running aground, most of the bow was above water, preventing seawater from seeping into the cabin. There were no large waves to widen the damage to the hull, or the ship would have fallen apart long ago.
Nevertheless, the bilge at the bow was still filled with water. As Chen Zhou stepped down the stairs, he felt his boot tops getting submerged, quickly stepping back to higher ground.
After taking a wooden stick to measure the water depth, he found that the water at the entrance of the room was deep enough to cover the shin. Because the bow tilted downward, the further in, the deeper the water got. Conservatively, the water lodged in the portion of the ship submerged in the seabed was at least over a meter deep.
More importantly, the accumulated water obscured his vision, making it impossible to discern if there were any continuous water seepage points beneath.
