What is the difference between a steel hull and wooden hull boat?
It’s a fact that is little spoken about in the industry, but the honest truth is that boats do sink, including diving boats. During the years that Dive The World has been in operation, we know of at least 2 dive boats, on average, that have sank every year. Now, we certainly don’t mean to put you off joining a dive cruise, we just want to point out that safety should play an important role when you’re selecting a liveaboard safari. Statistically speaking, boats constructed from steel have far better safety records than those constructed from wood. There are many reasons for this, including the fact that steel hull boats often have hulls that are compartmentalised, so that if the boat springs a leak, then that chamber of the hull can be sealed before water can fill the whole hull and sink the boat. They also tend to be more modern and have been built to higher and more rigorous safety standards. However, steel is more expensive than wood and steel hull boats also tend to be more high en
