A new wreck has been sunk in the Red Sea in technical diving depths.

The Al Shorouk lies off the Eel Canyon dive site, to the west of Kirk’s Forest in Aqaba, Jordan.

The ship is lying on her starboard side across two reefs in 40-60m, however depths of 70m can be achieved under the wreck.

She was scuttled by the Aqaba Marine Park on 18 June 2008. As she started to sink she started to drift and could have easily ended up in over 100m of water.

Organisers managed to push the Al Shorouk back to a shallower depth just before she slipped beneath the waves creating a new exciting site for technical divers visiting Aqaba in addition to the other technical diving wreck the Taiyong.

For more pictures of the wreck, visit: www.diveaqaba.com
Pictures courtesy of Rod Abbotson

Poseidon has recalled a batch of its BeSea W50 winged BCs for replacement.
The move has come in response to what appears to have been a “manufacturing error on the inner bladder”.

The fault, says Poseidon, “causes the seam that holds the two inner bladder halves together to break, making the wing unfit as a floating device”.

Units affected carry the batch number 5445, which covers BCs made from 16 September 2007 to 10 June 2008. Owners of such units should not dive again with the BC until the inner bladder has been replaced, says Poseidon.

Owners can read their unit’s batch number and manufacturing year by opening the zipper between the two legs of the wing. A tab between the two legs of the exposed bladder carries the information.

Affected units should be returned to the shop from which they were bought. Alternatively, in Britain, contact Poseidon Diving Systems, 01420 84300, www.poseidon-uk.co.uk

Aqua Lung has recalled a batch of its Titan first stage regulator DIN cylinder fittings.

The recall comes after one example broke after being weakened by manual tightening during servicing that exceeded the recommended torque load.

Owners of units on which serial numbers are lower than 6062501 and/or are marked “300 BAR MAX” (as opposed to “300 BAR MAXI”) should return the fitting to the Aqua Lung retailer from which they bought it. It will be replaced by a new unit with a DIN screw made from stainless steel.

Alternatively, in Britain, contact Aqua Lung UK, 0116 212 4200, www.aqualung.co.uk

Manufacturer Apeks is recalling any second stage or octopus for its TX, ATX and XTX regulators bought at any time before this July - if it has not undergone an authorised annual service.

The recall comes as the result of the realisation that an incorrectly assembled second stage has been purchased at some point.

If you have an Apeks regulator that has not been serviced, the company asks that you take it to your nearest Apeks dealer for a visual inspection before diving with it again.

If owners cannot return the regulator for any reason, they are asked to contact Apeks’ Customer Service Department for assistance. Call (0044) 01254 692200 or email info@apeks.co.uk