Santa Barbara oil rig dive questions

[mech]

I'm thinking about signing the family up for a day or two of these dives with Truth Aquatics.
Has any of you done any of these dives?
If so how was it?
Would you do it again or is once enough.
Is the current harsh?
We are interested in seeing the eco system,harvesting some scallops and mussels.
Thanks in advance.
Andy

 

[drbill]

I've only dived Platform Grace off Ventura. The day I dove there the water was extremely green and vis was poor until you hit about 80 ft and then it was mediocre. We also had a good swell that affected us in the upper reaches. Keep in mind these were conditions on a single day, not over a period of several different dive days.

There was an abundance of life on the platform which was interesting. Keep in mind that many of these are in deeper water (ours was in about 400') so make sure your bouyancy control is adequate.