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| Diving Wings With Defective Inner Bladders Recalled by Poseidon Due to Drowning Hazard June 23, 2009 |
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Diving Wings With Defective Inner Bladders Recalled by Poseidon Due to Drowning HazardWASHINGTON, D.C. - 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.Name of Product: Besea W50 Diving Wings with Poseidon Inner Bladders Units: About 300 Distributor: Poseidon West, of West Lake Village, Calif., Poseidon Central, of Conroe, Texas, and American Divers Division, of Alexandria Bay, N.Y. Hazard: 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. Incidents/Injuries: Poseidon has received 15 reports of inner bladders breaking. No injuries have been reported. 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. Sold at: Poseidon dealers nationwide from September 2007 through June 2008 for about $366. Manufactured in: Sweden Remedy: Consumers who have wings that contain the recalled inner bladders should stop using the wing immediately and contact Poseidon for a free replacement. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Poseidon toll-free at (877) 673-4366 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  Inner Bladder  Tab on the Inner Bladder Showing the "5445" batch number  Besea W50 Wing |
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