Bubble Boy once bubbled...
The Daryaw is a beautiful wreck but it is deeper than 75 feet and as GTA said it is not a spot to take someone for an advanced check out. There are better wrecks ie the Keystorm.
BBoy,
My apoligies, I see I have to be a little more literal for some. The Daryaw lies turn-turtle (upside down) in 50 to 85 ft of water. There is nothing to see at 85ft so why go there. There is little or nothing to see at 80 ft, so why go there. You can explore this wreck quite thuroughly from 75ft, hence the max depth of this dive is 75ft. If divers would stay out of the mud it would be a benefit to us all.
In the case of the Keystorm, I fail to see it as a better choice. It comes with it own set of logistical considerations. Since we are talking in terms of depth to the mud, it exceeds 110ft. This is a complication when diving air and most AOW are not nitrox certified. There is also current on the Keystorm and I have been on it when it is ripping. Finally, it sits at the edge of the main shipping lane. These are all risks that have to be managed just like on the Daryaw. Except that on the Daryaw is only 85 ft to the mud and it is not in the main shipping lane and it is right next to shore incase of an emergency.
I never suggested that the Daryaw should be used as a checkout site. But to clarify, it is an excellant site for an AOW graduation dive. And divers should not graduate if they cannot execute such a dive with an AOW level of skill and competency. If you are going to dive in the river; you have to train in the river.
sisterJ