The Nautilus Explorer is a 32m (116') liveaboar passenger yacht based out of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, taking tourists on long range (5 - 13 day) trips in the west coast of North America primarily for the purpose of recreational diving. The hull is an all-steel construction of 271 tons GT designed by David Fernie of Allied Shipbuilders Ltd., with the keel laid 1999. Construction took the better part of 8 months, with the official launching in late May, 2000. She is the only liveaboard passenger vessel in the world conforming to International Maritime Organization and International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea standards, and only one of a handful of small international passenger vessels registered to Canada.