The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·21199·Announced 2021-09-22

Oceanic Adult Dry Top Snorkels Recalled Due to Drowning Hazard

Huish Outdoors is recalling Oceanic Adult Dry Top Snorkels sold at Costco because the bottom purge valve can leak, allowing unexpected water entry that poses a drowning hazard. Consumers should stop using the snorkels immediately.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This recall involves a drowning hazard, which is a serious risk-of-harm to consumers in a water-safety product. Although 13 leaking incidents have been reported, only one minor injury (cuts from tripping) has occurred, and no deaths or hospitalizations are documented. Per the rubric, a high-risk hazard where injury has not yet been significantly reported scores a 3.

Plain-English summary

Huish Outdoors, of Salt Lake City, Utah, is recalling Oceanic Adult Dry Top Snorkels manufactured by Unique Sea Products of Thailand. The snorkels are white and gray with a blue plastic housing around an oval-shaped clear rubber bottom purge valve and a blue dry splash guard at the top. They measure about 16.5 inches tall.

The bottom purge valve on the recalled snorkels can leak, allowing unexpected water entry and posing a drowning hazard. The recall affects snorkels with batch numbers 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, and 2115, which can be found above the flexible gray tubing.

About 76,000 snorkels were sold at Costco Wholesale Warehouses nationwide and online at www.costco.com from February 2021 through July 2021 for about $40. Oceanic has received 13 reports of the snorkels leaking. One injury involving minor cuts to a consumer who tripped after a snorkel leaked has been reported.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled snorkels and follow the instructions online at www.oceanicsnorkel.com to destroy the product and register for a free replacement snorkel with shipping included. For more information, consumers can contact Huish Outdoors toll-free at 833-493-1029 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday or online at www.oceanicworldwide.com and click on "Quality Alerts."

The recalled product

Product
Oceanic Adult Dry Top Snorkels
Manufacturer
Unique Sea Products, of Thailand
Category
Consumer Product — Sporting Goods / Water Safety
Hazard
  • water-entry
  • drowning-hazard
  • valve-leak
Affected units
76,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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