Hi Lee
a friend of mine, GP in Rome, has sent this message to NOAA:

>> -------- Original Message --------
 >> Subject: Scubapro MK20 first stage regulators
 >> Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 12:04:19 +0200
 >> From: G P
 >> To: [log in to unmask]
 >>
 >> Dear Mrs. Glover,
 >>
 >> I'm an italian scuba instructor. I came to read NOAA safety bulletin
 >> #05-01 regarding cracks on Scubapro MK20 regulators.
 >>
 >> As I am an MK20 user I would kindly ask you if you can provide me with
 >> more details i.e. no. of cracks reported, evntual feedback from Scubapro
 >> on this topic etc.
 >>
 >> In Italy we have no reports on MK20 cracks.
 >>
 >> Thanking you in advance for your help I remain with my best regards.
 >>
 >> G P
 >> Rome, Italy

and this was the reply:

Steve Urick wrote:

> Request from the 'private sector' concerning the Scubapro MK-20 incident
> please refer to:
>
> Scubapro : Diane Swarberg - 1800 467-2822
>
> Steve
>> I'm forwarding you this message according to Mrs. Glover out-of-office
>> autoreply.

So I believe the link is not a fake.
Giovanni

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Bell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] cracks on MK20


> I've been diving a Mk-20 for years with no problem or hint of a crack, but when I get home, I'll take a good look to make sure I
> didn't miss something.
>
> The link you provided is a bit suspicious.  The NOAA header appears to be a cut and paste job.  While the real form may look that
> way, but it's unusual enough for me to want confirmation before spreading this notice around in public.
>
> Lee