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Saba, Diamond Rock
 Netherlands
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Max Depth: 71-80ft/22-24m
Average Viz: 91-100ft/28-30m
Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Sand
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Rating: 5.00 by 4 divers
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Saba, Diamond Rock is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Netherlands. This dive site has an average rating of 5.00 out of 5 from 4 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 71-80ft/22-24m. The average visibility is 91-100ft/28-30m.
From ScubaDiving.com; "This is the premier site on Saba," says divemaster Mike Szekely, pointing to a jagged, guano-flecked pinnacle. The water has been choppy ever since we arrived, and we watch it crash hard against the rock. Diamond Rock consists of three mounds below, but only two break the surface; there’s a gash between the pinnacles at 50 feet. "Whatever you do," he warns, "don’t swim between them. It’s like a dishwasher in there."
We descend to the sandy bottom at 80 feet and swim with the current, counterclockwise around the rock. Gazing up, I am mesmerized by how the intense surface action looks like a sinister cloud of black smoke swirling around the tip of a dark mountain. It’s a ravishingly cinematic sight, an underwater Mordor, straight out of Lord of the Rings.
Below, though, it’s a different scene, a peaceable kingdom where horse-eye jacks and barracuda slither around serenely, where a baby hawksbill tries to make a meal out of a clump of algae, and an adult turtle, possibly the watchful mom, drifts overhead. Barrel sponges, orange elephant ear sponges, anemones and encrusting corals all vie for position on the decorated faces of the rock.
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