White Sea · Russia · Wreck
Nautchniy Wreck
A Yaroslavets diving boat from a biological station
Nautchniy is a small Yaroslavets-type diving boat that belonged to WSBS MSU and now lies on the bottom about 2 km by boat from the Nilmoguba dive centre. It is a wreck dive whose 22 m bottom calls for Advanced Open Water training, and the current over it can turn strong.
Also known as Nautchniy, Nauchny.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows White Sea and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
Divers find the hull between 17 m and 22 m at low tide. The boat measures 21 m by 4 m. It was built as a Yaroslavets diving boat in the early seventies and went down in the early nineties, and the current around it ranges from weak to strong.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Nautchniy
- Type
- Yaroslavets-type diving boat
- Length
- 21 m (69 ft)
- Cause
- Not recorded
- Lies
- Between 17 m and 22 m at low tide
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 | Prime | Prime | Prime | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Good |
Season follows White Sea: Ice diving runs February to April while the sea ice holds; summer diving is by speedboat, with the water warmest in July.
Sources
- Dive sites — The Arctic Circle Dive Centre
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