Oct 3, 2012 Posted by John McKenzie

BARE suspends production on SB SYSTEM drysuits

BARE has suspended production on their promising, stretchable and breathable SB SYSTEM drysuit. This drysuit was a ScubaGadget’s award winner for best new technology for 2011 and a ScubaLab 2011 Testers’ Choice. According to Peter Falk, VP Marketing at BARE, the quality control team recently noted a “slightly higher than normal return rate on this suit because of a delamination problem.” Falk also... read more

Jul 24, 2012 Posted by John McKenzie

BREAKING NEWS: Wes Skiles wrongful death suit against Dive Rite

A wrongful death suit against DIVE RITE (et al) was filed on July 18th by Terri Skiles, wife of the late world renown underwater photographer and pioneer cave diver Wes Skiles. The suit claims, among other points, that Dive Rite “was aware of serious quality control issues with the O2ptima FX rebreather model that Wes was using at the time of his death.” Further claims include that Dive Rite... read more

Apr 20, 2012 Posted by John McKenzie

PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL: Miflex High Pressure Braided Scuba Diving Hoses

XS Scuba, in conjunction with Miflex and in cooperation with United States CPSC and Health Canada has initiated a voluntary recall of Miflex high pressure braided scuba diving hoses. The recall covers around 17,000 hoses sold between May 2009 and April 2012. There have been 189 reports of failures, but no associated injuries. Complete information can be found on the XS Scuba website at:... read more

Apr 25, 2011 Posted by John McKenzie

OTS Full Face Mask OLD RECALL showing as new on CPSC site and email notices.

The product recall notice (below) was recently posted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission CSPC and dated March 22, 2011. However the actual recall was instituted last year by Ocean Technology Systems (OTS) and the CPSC. Because of changes in the CPSC notice from the original documents, the CPSC reposted the recall notice with no indication that it is an older recall. Besides the normal recall... read more

Apr 28, 2010 Posted by John McKenzie

Sinking BCDs – Yet another BCD recall

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:... read more