The Narval was fabricated in Mayport, Florida in 1974 to be a 117 ft conditioned  for extended overnight trips with accommodations for up tp 18 passengers offering all the  luxuries of a nice hotel except every morning you wake up and go diving.

The “MV Narval” is a 117’ steel hull ship. As a certified passenger vessel, all crew, vessel paperwork, safety and navigation equipment meet the legal requirements under the “Nacional de Seguridad Maritima”. The multiple level decks are ideal for wildlife viewing and accommodations are private staterooms with single berths, double/quad occupancy. Each stateroom comes complete with full bathroom facilities.

Technical information

BRIDGE OF COMMAND

Radar of 30 miles

GARMIN GPS  with 3″ color screen

echo sounder automatic intelligent

Panel of Barometer fires detection

2 radios marine civil band, radio
lateral band air conditioning

loudspeakers System of 3 tons that covers the totality of the staterooms and the parlor main circuit closed of television, which covers the engine room, the area of staterooms and the dive area.

Wake up in the morning first thing and dive some of the Pacific Oceans most exhilarating environments, all before breakfast.

Watch how a one man’s dream becomes a whole crews reality as they bring a classic vessel back to life in hopes to explore and protect some of natures most beautiful habitats in the Sea of Cortez.

- The Captain, engineer and crew are onboard to insure the safety and well being of the group. They bring many years of mariner experience in the Sea of Cortez offering the warmth and kindness that reflects the beauty and hospitality of the people of Mexico.

The Islas Marías (”Maria Islands”) are an archipelago of 4 islands that belong to Mexico. They are located in the Pacific Ocean, some 100 km (60 miles) off the coast of the state of Nayarit. They are part of the municipality (municipio) of San Blas, Nayarit. As of 2006, the islands are still being used as a penal colony. The islands have an aggregate area of 244.970 km². 1116 people lived on Isla María Madre as of the census of 2005. The other islands are uninhabited. The main settlement is Puerto Balleto, with a population of 602.

Isla María Madre, the northernmost island, is the largest, with a surface area of 145.282 km². It houses the Islas Marías Federal Prison which was established there in 1905. The other two islands are Isla María Magdalena (70.440 km²) and, further south, Isla María Cleofas (19.818 km²). They were named after three women called Mary in the Biblical New Testament: respectively, Mary, the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the wife of Cleopas.

The smaller island, Isla San Juanito, with an area of 9.105 km² lies off the north coast of Isla María Madre.

The islands are listed from north to south in the following table:

Island or Rock	Area km²	Height m	Location
San Juanito	9.105	.	21°44′48″N 106°40′41″W / 21.74667, -106.67806 (San Juanito)
Piedra El Morro	0.060	.	21°44′17″N 106°42′11″W / 21.73806, -106.70306 (Piedra El Morro)
María Madre	145.282	616	21°36′57″N 106°34′42″W / 21.61583, -106.57833 (María Madre)
Isla Don Boni	0.025	.	21°32′30″N 106°32′00″W / 21.54167, -106.533333 (Isla Don Boni)
María Magdalena	70.440	457	21°27′44″N 106°25′48″W / 21.46222, -106.43 (María Magdalena)
María Cleofas	19.818	402	21°18′44″N 106°14′51″W / 21.31222, -106.2475 (María Cleofas)
Piedra Blanca	0.172	.	21°19′01″N 106°17′09″W / 21.31694, -106.28583 (Piedra Blanca)
Roca Blanca	0.034	.	21°17′44″N 106°16′07″W / 21.29556, -106.26861 (Roca Blanca)
Unnamed Rock	0.034	.	21°17′52″N 106°16′35″W / 21.29778, -106.27639 (Unnamed Rock)
Islas Marías	244.970	616	21°32′N 106°28′W / 21.533, -106.467 (Islas Marías)

The group was discovered by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, a cousin of Hernan Cortez in 1532, who gave them the name Islas Magdalenas. In addition to prisoners, on Maria Madre island there are employees of diverse institutions of the federal government, such as the Secretariat of Public Education, the Secretariat of the Environment, the Secretariat of Communications and Transport, post office, and the Secretariat of the Navy.

Another group of settlers is made up of religious ministers and acolytes of the Catholic Church, nuns of the Order of Social Service, and invited teachers, technicians and their relatives.

The colony is governed by a state official who is both the governor of the islands and chief judge.

The military command is independent of the government and is exercised by an officer of the Mexican Navy.

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The ship is equipped with 7 double staterooms and one quadruple stateroom, each one of them with own bath, smoke detectors and air conditioning.  The main parlor is an extensive area where  foods and beverages are served, with a full time service area to offer guests coffee, tea, cold beverages, sandwiches  where you are Invited to rest among immersions conveniently. The Main Parlor also is equipped with  a 42″ LCD screen as well as a state of the art sound system for our passengers The Narval offers to our guests a top shelf menu and service during the entire duration of their trip.

18°N 112°W / 18, -112

Coordinates: 18°N 112°W / 18, -112

The three eastern islands are called the inner islands. They fall in the time zone UTC-7 (Mountain Time), while the major part of Colima is UTC-6 (Central Time Zone). Clarión is comparatively far to the west, by more than 200 km in comparison with the inner islands, and in UTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone). The Revillagigedo Islands are one of three Mexican island groups in the Pacific Ocean that are not on the continental shelf; the others are Guadalupe Island and Rocas Alijos.

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The Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez or Sea of Cortés; locally known in the Spanish language as Mar de Cortés or Mar Bermejo or Golfo de California) is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland. It is bordered by the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa. The name “Gulf of California” predominates on most maps in English today. The name “Sea of Cortés” is the one preferred by most local residents. The Gulf is believed by many to have opened up 5.3 million years ago, redirecting the flow of the Colorado River. Other rivers which also flow into the Gulf of California include the Fuerte, Mayo, Sinaloa, Sonora, and the Yaqui. Its surface area is about 160,000 km² (62,000 square miles).

Sea of Cortez is highlighted.

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Isla Isabel is 42 nautical miles (48.3 statute miles) offshore and is of volcanic origin. There are two beaches, Los Pescadores and Las Monas. The principal attraction is the fauna and marine birds, which include blue-footed and yellow-footed boobies, pelicans, swallows and sea gulls. Isla Isabel is one of the main nesting areas in the Pacific Ocean. Parakeets and sea swallows use the island for breeding from September to November. There are also some shore birds, including egrets and hummingbirds.

The island became a national park in December, 1980, and is maintained as an ecological preserve by the federal and state governments.

The University of Mexico has a research station here for studying whales, crabs and birds.