Black Rocks Harbor Saba

In September 2017 Saba has been struck by hurricanes Irma and Maria. The Fort Bay harbor on the southside of the island was severely damaged by hurricane Maria. After the hurricanes the Public Entity Saba secured funding from the Central Government of the Netherlands to improve the harbor infrastructure on Saba. The aim is to realize a harbor that is hurricane-resistant and future-proof and also creates opportunities for further economic development of the island. At an earlier stage of the harbor project - the current harbor - Fort Bay Harbor (Figure 1.1) - was considered to be developed into a future proof sea port. However - among other reasons it was found that the hurricane wave conditions at this location are extremely severe - which...