Diamond Rock.
A pyramid-shaped pinnacle and Saban landmark. It is the only pinnacle in the marine park that breaks the surface, and it rises from a sandy, stingray-populated bottom at about 24 m. A canyon on the north-east side gives multiple levels, and a circuit of the base near the bottom is the usual dive.
What's down there.
- Only Saba pinnacle that breaks the surface
- Canyon on the north-east side
- Circumnavigation of the base
- Tunnels and swim-throughs
- Sandy bottom with stingrays
- Southern stingrays
- Horse-eye jacks
- Barracuda
- Black durgons
- Queen and French angelfish
- Chain morays
- Octopus
- Black-tip sharks
Rock breaks the surface; sand bottom at about 24-25 m (80 ft)
The Saba Marine Park warns of strong currents, which also bring abundant fish. Occasional Atlantic swell reaches the shallows on the west face. Best suited to intermediate and advanced divers.
How it got there.
The rock above water is white, which is why it is called Diamond Rock. The colour comes from seabird droppings.
69 dives.
From the reconstructed log — the dates follow the pattern I dived, so read them as representative rather than exact.