Channel Islands

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The sun was up and shining. You can just make out an oil derrick on the horizon. According to the captain, they are several oil derricks that have been producing oil for the past 40 years. A couple of divers on board said they had done advanced deep water dives at the rig where they descended to 140 feet. Apparently the rigs have huge pylons that go down 400 feet to bedrock.