Incident at Düsseldorf International Boat Show.

[Miyaru]

At Boot in Düsseldorf, the battery from a dive computer exploded, injuring 12 visitors.

Auf der „boot“ in Düsseldorf: Zwölf Verletzte bei Explosion in der Messehalle

Düsseldorf: Tauchcomputer explodiert auf Messe „boot“, fünf Verletzte

 

[Charles2]

If I understand correctly - "It's about a ten-by-six-by-two-centimeter battery," says a fire department spokesman - I don't think this is a typical dive computer.

Edit: Perhaps this is the dive computer size and not the battery size. That would make more sense.

 

[Germie]

It is a divecomputer, the brand is mentioned in one of the articles. I own an older myself also. And have a Shearwater.

 

[AJ]

If I understand correctly - "It's about a ten-by-six-by-two-inch battery," says a fire department spokesman - I don't think this is a typical dive computer.

Not inches, but centimeters.

 

[Jiminy]

according to the pic this company

heinrichs weikamp

 

[michael-fisch]

Had a HW computer years ago, since switching to exclusively diving RBs I sold it and my Aladins and now use 4 Shearwaters in my RBs.
Don't like the idea of unventable Li-ion rechargable batteries in anything including my smartphones.

Michael

 

[StefinSB]

Not to take away from the fact that dive computers shouldn’t explode but the headline sounds a bit dramatic.

Five people got treated for trauma from the noise of the explosion with one of the five also having minor cuts.

 

[Diver below 83]

Any pics of the actual unit that exploded?

 

[Zi55ou]

Dive Computer incident– DeeperBlue.com



Was at the HW booth allegedly. Hope nobody is badly hurt.

If this isn't in the correct section, apologies.

 

[Dogbowl]

Yikes!