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WASHINGTON, D.C. April 28, 2010 Release #10-208 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Buoyancy Compensators used for Scuba Diving Units: About 20,000 Manufacturer: Ocean [...]

You giant stride from the gate of the dive boat into the mild, but cold swells of the Pacific Northwest’s emerald sea. But unlike other times you don’t bob quickly back to the surface with your OK sign beaming. “What’s up?! I am sinking!” goes through your mind. You have an important first choice – [...]

Italian scuba equipment manufacturer Cressi is working with the US consumer product safety commission on a recall of their Cressi Ellipse Black MC5 Regulator. The problem involves a partial obstruction of the High Pressure (HP) port which can produce an inaccurate reading on the pressure gauge, resulting in a slow descent of the needle in [...]

Halcyon About 20,300 pieces of Halcyon Scuba diving equipment, is subject to recall. Halcyon Manufacturing Inc. in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has initiated a voluntary recall of select Eclipse, Evolve, Explorer, Pioneer and CCR35 buoyancy compensator’s (BCDs) manufactured between January, 2006 and September, 2008. In addition, select Halcyon inflatable devices (Lift [...]