Sinyavino Lake & Yantarny · Russia · Artificial reef · Freshwater
Bulldozer Blade
An amber-quarry bulldozer blade set on the bed of a flooded pit
A bulldozer's dozer blade from the Yantarny amber workings lies in Sinyavino Lake as one of six industrial exhibits in the Yantarny underwater park. It is the second-deepest object in the park, just above the excavator bucket, and makes a stop for divers interested in the machinery of amber mining.
Also known as Dozer Blade, Otval Buldozera.
Where it is and how deep
54.8867° N, 19.9495° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The blade rests on the lake bed at 20 m, a metre shallower than the excavator bucket at 21 m, so the two deepest exhibits sit close in depth. It comes from a B-10M bulldozer, the same model whose track fragment lies at 11 m as the park's shallowest exhibit.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Fair |
Season follows Sinyavino Lake & Yantarny: May to September is the busy season; the bases stay open all year, with a dry suit needed in the cold months.
Know before you go
- The descent crosses a thermocline from about 8 m.
Sources
- По янтарному следу: подводный парк «Янтарный» — Русское географическое общество
- Демерсус — дайв-центр в Янтарном — Demersus
- Diving in Russia - Amber Lake — Divers24
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A giant excavator bucket from the amber quarry on the lake floor
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