Dive· Saba· Leeward Islands
Third Encounter & Eye of the Needle
17° 37.5′ N · 63° 16.3′ W · approximate
Saba's famous Pinnacles: volcanic seamounts rising from the deep ocean floor to tops around 30 m (100 ft) - Third Encounter is the jumping-off point for the Eye of the Needle, a slender spire rising from the blue, with groupers, jacks, turtles and frequent reef sharks.
Practical
Approximate area only: placed offshore southwest of Ladder Bay, where Saba's Pinnacles dive area lies; the exact dive-buoy positions are not published, so do not use this as a waypoint. Tops at about 30 m (100 ft) per SCF - these are deep, advanced dives done only with a licensed operator (Sea Saba lists Third Encounter, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Mt Michel and Shark Shoals in this group). Nitrox and dive computer planning recommended; the hyperbaric chamber at Fort Bay is the nearest recompression facility.
Best for
Deep pinnacle diving with sharks - Saba's bucket-list dive
Nearby
- Tent Reef0.9 NM away
- Ladder Bay Dive Sites (Ladder Labyrinth, Babylon, Hot Springs)1 NM away
- Ladder Bay Moorings1.1 NM away
- The Ladder (Saba)1.1 NM away
- Fort Bay Harbour Bars & Cafes1.2 NM away
- Saba Cares Clinic & A.M. Edwards Medical Center1.2 NM away
- Sea Saba Dive Center1.2 NM away
- Black Rocks Harbour (under construction)1.3 NM away