See link for a picture. Scary if this happened underwater.
http://www.chumclub....hread.php?t=150
This is an important Diver Alert issued by the NOAA Dive Center, Seattle, WA.
Effective immediately, all NOAA divers must discontinue diving with the Scubapro MK-20 first stage regulators. Another catastrophic failure (reference photo below) of a MK-20 was recently reported to the NOAA Diving Center, that could have produced serious injury.
We are currently working with Scubapro to replace all MK-20 regulators with MK-25 regulators as soon as possible. In the interim, the NDC has a limited number of MK-25 regulators available for immediate issue on a case-by-case basis. If you have a MK20 regulator and have an urgent need to dive, please contact Lisa Glover at the NOAA Dive Center to arrange for a replacement regulator. She can be reached at Lisa.Glover@noaa.gov or 206-526-6446.
We understand that this may pose significant hardship on a number of our divers, but feel that the potential risk involved with continued use of these regulators necessitates this action.
Edited by outback, 04 March 2005 - 02:44 PM.
