Oceanic scuba diving
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 16, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 16, 2024the latest report was made
- Feb 16, 2024the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Oceanic
- Maker
- Huish Outdoors, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Scuba divingThe activity, its clothing or equipmentCPSC’s product type: Scuba Diving (Activity, Apparel or Equipment) (code 1275), in Sports and Recreation: Pools & Water Sports
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2024 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Feb 16, 2024, sent to the company Feb 21, 2024, published by CPSC Mar 6, 2024
The product, in the report: Hera BC w/QLR4 in Medium - Brand is Oceanic Manufactured by Huish Outdoors Serial Number: 681431
The inflator on my BCD (scuba vest) malfunctioned while I was on a dive (scuba dive). It got stuck in the on position which caused it to automatically inflate my BCD when I was roughly 100 feet under water. I could not get it to stop inflating. I had to use my emergency dump air valve multiple times in order to safely ascend to the surface to end the dive. This is very dangerous. If a diver goes up too fast, the diver can suffer a stroke, a heart attack, joint damage, irreversible lung damage, and/or a whole host of other bad things, including death in some cases. I was diving long enough at depth that there would have been a very bad result. The BCD is pretty new, has been cleaned thoroughly after every dive, and has been routinely serviced. It had to be manufactured incorrectly or they used materials that degrade too fast when used in the ocean (which is where people dive much of the time) There is no reason the BCD inflator should have malfunctioned in this manner and it was not due to user error. I have contacted the manufacturer (Huish Outdoors - Oceanic) and they now have my BCD in their possession. They are trying to get me to pay to have it fixed. I no longer trust this equipment with my life nor do I trust the manufacturer to fix the problem in a manner that does not place my life at risk in the future. I have spoken with other divers on Scuba discussion boards and there are others who have experienced similar problems. Unfortunately, only those who live to tell can report issues. I want a full refund so I can purchase a good quality BCD but my primary concern and objective is getting an unsafe product off of the market. There was already another recall from this same manufacturer on a weight pocket issue. The handles broke. This is dangerous because the handles are needed so that a diver can dump weights in an emergency situation. It is a drowning hazard to have faulty weight pockets.
- Model
- Hera
- UPC
- (020545092094)
- Serial number
- Serial Number: 681431
- Bought from
- American Dive Zone
- Bought
- Jan 28, 2022
- Where
- Bahamas: Other
- Who was involved
- Age 44, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Oceanic, made or sold by Huish Outdoors, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.