Innovative Scuba Concepts Inc., of Colorado Springs, CO, Trident Diving Equipment, of Chatsworth, CA, and A-Plus Marine, of Gulf Breeze, FL, are recalling about 2,500 high- pressure SCUBA diving air hoses. The importers have received nine reports of burst hoses but no injuries have been reported.
The recall covers 1,900 Innovative Scuba Concepts hoses, about 480 Trident Diving Equipment hoses and about 210 A-Plus Marine hoses. The hoses were manufactured in Taiwan by Li Chung Plastics Ind., and were sold by SCUBA diving retailers nationwide and on-line from August 2011 through August 2012.
These recalled hoses were sold under the Phantom and Mesh Flex brand names printed only on the product packaging.
The air hoses have production date codes stamped into the metal fitting that attaches to the regulator with the following codes:
Innovative Scuba Concepts: 11Q3, 11Q4 and 12Q1
Trident Diving Equipment: T0811, T0911, T1011, T1111, T1211, T0112, and T0212
A-Plus Marine: 11Q3, 11Q4, and 12Q1
The recalled air hoses are black braided high-pressure SCUBA air hoses that can rupture, reducing the available air supply to the diver, posing a drowning hazard. Prices on these hoses ranged between about $40 and $50.
