The leak is not the damage model. The leak is a way to warn you that the hull is damaged. It's nothing more.
To do this on the surface is a sign that it must be pretty bad, actually.
Take a new boat. Dive past the max depth (red line). Keep going. Before the boat crushes, you will see the lights blink, leaks, etc. That is the game telling you you are near CRUSH DEPTH. If it does it on the surface, the surface is now near crush depth for your boat.
Save your game there (the one leaking on the surface). DIve to PD and stay there in TC for a while and see what happens. Try some other depths, see how long you last.
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