Third Encounter
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About this site
Third Encounter is a volcanic pinnacle off Saba in the Caribbean, inside the Saba National Marine Park and a short boat ride from Fort Bay Harbor. It is counted among the deeper-water sites of the island, alongside Shark Shoal and Twilight Zone.
The pinnacle can take divers to around 30 metres (100 feet). Dives here start from the boat, and the site is usually visited on the Marine Park moorings.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Nurse sharkNurse sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Mountainous Star CoralOrbicella faveolataReported here · unconfirmed
Boulder star coralOrbicella franksiReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosaReported here · unconfirmed
Symmetrical Brain CoralPseudodiploria strigosaReported here · unconfirmed
Black TriggerfishMelichthys nigerReported here · unconfirmed
Four-eyed ButterflyfishChaetodon capistratusReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
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