All ships take on water, which is why they have bilge pumps. That’s not usually a huge problem.
A management that thinks it can let the water out by drilling a hole in the bottom of the hull though, now THAT is a problem.
And you don’t solve that problem by having your COO giving the hairy eyeball to crew members campaigning for a better bilge pump.
https://youtu.be/irXxA9RQyCo