Diving Wings With Defective Inner Bladders Recalled by Poseidon Due to Drowning Hazard
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2009-06-23 · 09251
Hazards
The inner bladder located inside the diving wing can break, causing the wing to fail to operate as a floating/buoyancy device. This poses a drowning hazard to divers.
Recall
Number
09251
Date
2009-06-23
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Besea W50 Diving Wings with Poseidon Inner Bladders
Companies
Retailer(s)
Poseidon dealers nationwide from September 2007 through June 2008 for about $366.
Distributor(s)
Poseidon West, of West Lake Village, Calif.; Poseidon Central, of Conroe, Texas; American Divers Division, of Alexandria Bay, N.Y.
Country of manufacture
Sweden
Description
The recall involves the Poseidon inner bladders with batch number 5445 sold with the Poseidon Besea W50 wings. The inner bladder is located inside the outer cover of the wing. The batch number and "Poseidon" are molded on a tab located between the "legs" of the inner bladder.