A well-known hissing told me that water was entering the ship's ballast tanks.
非常熟悉的咝咝声使我明白,水正在渗进船上的储水器里。
英语百科
Tanker (ship)
A tanker (or tank ship or tankship) is a merchant vessel designed to transport liquids or gases in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and gas carrier. In the United States Navy and Military Sealift Command, any type of tanker used to refuel other ships is called an oiler.