SI Tech Recalls Diving Suit Hoses Due to Drowning Hazard; One Death Reported

What was recalled

This recall involves a dry suit inflation hose that connects a diver's dry suit to the air supply and allows for the pumping of air into the suit to set up a positive pressure arrangement to help keep it watertight. The hose contains an air flow restricting insert that may be either black, blue or green in color. The batch code is stamped on the threaded metal end of the hose. They were sold with dry suits and also sold separately. Contact SI Tech for a list of batch codes included in this recall or visit the firm's Web site, www.sitech.se

Where it was sold

• Diving equipment retailers and distributors nationwide from July 2006 through February 2009 for about $45.

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