Company Recalls About 10,000 Scuba
                              Jackets
                       The Associated Press
                      Published: May 3, 2001
WASHINGTON (AP) - A California company is recalling about 10,000 scuba
jackets designed to prevent divers from floating to the surface because the
           jackets could put them in danger of drowning.
An overpressure valve on the buoyancy compensator devices, or BCDs,
could stick open, presenting the danger, the Consumer Product Safety
Commission said Thursday.
Sheico PKS Inc. of Carlsbad, Calif., has received one report of a valve
sticking open, but is not aware of any injuries.
Divers should not use the jackets, which were sold by dive stores and mail-
order catalogs from September 2000 through March 2001.
The jackets were sold under these brand and model names:
-Sherwood, models Silhouette, Magnum, Avid, Luna, Outback and Freedom,
serial numbers 21280001 through 22010740.
-Genesis, models Cayman, Cobra, Athena and Phantom, serial numbers
21280001 through 22010740. Models Talon and ReCon, serial numbers
20520001 through 22010740.
-All units of the Aeris brand Atmos jacket.
The model name is inside the jacket and the brand name on the right outside
pocket. The serial number is on the air cell.
People wanting more information can go to
http://www.sherwoodscuba.com/opv, http://www.genesisscuba.com/opv or
http://www.diveaeris.com.

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Mike
Huntsville Alabama
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