Third Encounter

Saba's Needle at Third Encounter

Saba is famous for its deep water pinnacle and seamount dives. The Needle at Third Encounter is considered by many to be one of the best dive sites in the Caribbean. This video shot by Tom Greenway on a dive with Sea Saba.

Saba Dive Site- Third Encounter April 2013

Dive site called Third Encounter - Saba 4/2013. Recorded in 1080P HD with GoPro Hero3 Silver Edition.

Saba Dive SItes - No.2 Third Encounter - Dutch Caribbean

Mooring Depth: 95 feet (130m)
Maximum Depth: 110 feet (35m)

Voted “One of the 10 Best Dive Sites” by Sport Diver magazine in July 2008, the award winning color photo by Mauricio Handler can be purchased exclusively at Sea Saba. Located at the eastern end of the horseshoe shaped seamount, this dive can be conducted completely on top of the plateau or with a short trip out into the deep blue to the tip of the Eye of the Needle that rises majestically up from the deep to within 90 feet of the surface. It's common to encounter Caribbean Reef Sharks and Yellowtail Snappers along the edge of the outcrops where the plankton rich water reaches the plateau and schools of shallow reef fish abound. Keep your eyes peeled for our friendly Nassau Grouper “Charlie” as you venture out to The Needle which you will find surrounded by schools of Creole Wrasse and Creole Fish. On the way back to the plateau, explore the seamount for sleeping Nurse Sharks. Be sure to look out into the blue as you make your ascent; more Manta Rays have delighted divers on their safety stop more than once.

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Underwater photography by Trent Reid:


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Third Encounter: Pinnacle Diving, Saba, Dutch Caribbean

Description of Third Encounter dive site from Sea Saba's web site. seasaba.com

Mooring Depth: 95 feet (30m)
Maximum Depth: 110 feet (35m) Voted One of the Best 10 Dive Sites by Sport Diver magazine in July 2008. Located at the eastern end of the horseshoe shaped seamount, this dive can be conducted completely on top of the plateau or with a short trip out into the deep blue to the tip of the Eye of the Needle that rises majestically up from the deep to 90 feet.

If you look close you can see two seahorses clinging to sea fans in the video.

Diving Saba: 3rd Encounter

Saba Diving

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Saba - 3rd Encounter/Space Needle - Dec 2011

Mitch takes control of the cam on top of the pinnacle known as Space Needle/3rd Encounter. Top of the pinnacle sits at 95 ft.

Scuba Saba: Episode 3

Third day of diving from my Feb. 2014 trip to Saba. While doing a 15' safety stop I had the privilege to see and film two humpback whales do a dive right in front of me. Awesome! As always be sure to watch in HD.

A Closer Look at Saba with Sea Saba (Scuba Diving hd)

The video features a closer inspection of some of the coral reef fauna found at Saba, Caribbean Netherlands, Holland. Imagery by Brenda S. and R. Duncan Kirkby.

Sharks on Saba's 3rd Encounter dive site.

Lucky encounter with a group of sharks while diving off Saba. No attraction! no feeding! All natural behavior.

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Diamond Rock Bait Ball

Ok, we can't guarantee this every dive or even once per year! But what a fabulous two weeks we had with this bait ball in place at Diamond Rock. For our feature story What's in a Bait Ball? link to Sea Saba's News page for a great read:

Diving with sharks on Saba

Sharks hunting on Third Encounter, Saba.
100% natural behavior.
No Feeding, No baiting, No attraction. Just pure Saba diving.
We counted over 15 Caribbean reef sharks on this dive.

Dive channel: Saba

Saba, the unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean. Small Island with big nature. A mountain with rainforest and a marine park with clean pristine reef and pinnacles.

Take a flight form Sint Maarten, an experience in its own right, and be amazed. There are warm sands from volcanic activity and Sea Horse can be spotted (as in this video)

IWATOBI BEST MOMENTS | Free! Haruka's 'Romantic' Encounter!

Episode 6

Hazrat Suleman AS ka waqia

Sulaymān ibn Dāwūd (Arabic: سُلَيْمَان ابْن دَاوُوْد‎, Solomon son of David) was, according to the Quran, a Malik (Arabic: مَـلِـك‎, King) and Nabī (Prophet) of the Israelites. Islamic tradition generally holds that he was the third King of Jewish people, and a just and wise ruler for the nation.[1]

Islam views Solomon as one of the elect of God, who was bestowed upon with many God-given gifts, including the ability to speak to animals[2] and rule jinn.[3] Muslims further maintain that he remained faithful to a one and only God throughout his life;[4] and reigned justly over the whole of the Israelites; was blessed with a level of Kingship which was given to none after him and before him;[5] and fulfilled all of his commandments, being promised nearness to God in Paradise at the end of his life.[6] Arab historians regarded Solomon as one of the greatest rulers around the world.[7]

In the earliest narrative involving Solomon, the Qur'an says that Solomon was in the company of his father, when two men came to ask David to judge between them regarding a ḥarth (Arabic: حَـرث‎, field).[8] The first of the two men said that he owned a vineyard of which he took great care the whole year through. But one day, when he was absent, the other man's sheep had strayed into the vineyard and devoured the grapes. He asked to be compensated for this damage.[9] Upon hearing the man's complaint, Solomon suggested that the owner of the sheep take the other man's vineyard to repair and cultivate until the vines returned to their former state, whereupon he should return it to its owner. At the same time, the owner of the vineyard would care for the sheep and benefit from their wool and milk until his land was returned to him, at which point he would return the sheep to their owner. Solomon's level of judgment, which the Qur'an says in this particular incident surpassed that of David,[10] would characterize Solomon throughout his life. Ḥikmah (Wisdom), according to Muslim tradition, would always be associated with Solomon, who would later even be referred to as Sulaimān al-Ḥakīm (Arabic: سُلَيْمَان ٱللْحَكِيْم‎, Solomon the Wise).

Sea Saba - Barracuda

Close encounters with barracuda don't only happen while diving at Third Encounter! Dive with Sea Saba to enjoy the best of the Saba Marine Park

Saba, a Caribbean Paradise

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This is an edit I put together of my favorite shots from our week on the little volcanic Caribbean island of Saba. Big thanks to Sea Saba for an amazing week of scuba diving. Underwater shots were taken with GoPro Hero 4 silver in 2.7K 60fps. Aerial shots were done with DJI Mavic Pro. Panasonic GH5 1080p 180fps for slow motion shots.


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Saba - 3rd Encounter/Space Needle - Nurse Shark - Dec 2011

Nurse shark sleeping. Check out his guardian.

Nurse Shark Encounter in Saba

A nurse shark swimming around (and under!) me. This video was taken in Saba, Dutch Caribbean on the dive site Third Encounter

Diving Saba

The Unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean still reigns.

Life is simple and relaxing on this charming 5 square mile island. There is no duty-free shopping, no bustling traffic, no mangroves...not even a beach. However, in what it lacks, Saba definitely makes up for in diving.