Sochi & Lazarevskoye · Russia · Wreck
Yan Tomp
A deep ship wreck at 40 m off Golovinka
The Yan Tomp is a ship wreck lying at 40 m, 2 km off the shore at Golovinka. It is a dive for professionals, difficult even for experienced divers, made from a boat in visibility of about 5 to 7 m on the wreck.
Also known as Ян Томп.
Where it is and how deep
43.7761° N, 39.4424° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The Yan Tomp lies on the seabed at 40 m, 2 km from the shore off Golovinka, so the dive is made from a boat and is open to divers trained for deep wrecks.
Visibility on the wreck is about 5 to 7 m, and the site is difficult even for experienced divers, so it is dived by professionals rather than as a first wreck.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Yan Tomp
- Type
- Ship
- Cause
- Sunk off Golovinka
- Lies
- On the seabed at 40 m, 2 km off the shore at Golovinka
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Good |
Season follows Sochi & Lazarevskoye: Diving runs all year, broken only by strong storms; shore water is clearest in late autumn and early spring.
Know before you go
- Visibility of about 5 to 7 m at 40 m; the site is difficult even for experienced divers
Dive videos
Затонувшее судно Ян Томп | The Yan Tomp wreck · Sergei Shaman Reznikov on YouTube
Sources
- Дайвинг в Сочи — Sochi dive operator
- Дайвинг в Сочи: места и цены — Komsomolskaya Pravda
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