Boats and Boating Safety: RescYou Life Rafts Recall

SAFETY NOTICE - Recall

Notice applies to VIKING RescYou™ life rafts

This recall covers certain serial numbers of the yachting and fishing life rafts VIKING RescYou™ (UKL) and RescYou™ Pro (UKSL), sizes 4, 6 and 8 persons in either container or valise.

The supplier of pressure relief valves, Thanner & Co A/S, has informed VIKING that potential problems in relation to their product Thanner type OTS 65 may cause the valve to break and prevent the life raft from inflating properly. In the unlikely event that both valves are affected, the life raft will sink. As a precautionary measure VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT A/S recommends that all Thanner valves of type OTS 65 used in RescYou™ life rafts be inspected and if necessary replaced.

Please check your type of life raft and serial number on www.VIKING-yachting.com to see if your RescYou™ life raft is at risk. The type and serial number can be found on the Certificate of Compliance that you received along with your life raft. The type and serial number can also be seen on the registration label on the bottom of the life raft container or if packed in a valise at the end of the valise.

If your RescYou™ life raft is found to be at risk and thus affected by this recall, please contact a VIKING approved servicing station for a valve inspection. A full list and contact details of applicable servicing stations are available on www.VIKING-yachting.com. Any necessary valve replacement will of course be free of charge for you. For further information please visit www.VIKING-yachting.com or contact VIKING toll free at (877) 848-1057.

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