Submatix mCCR on the market - CE-approved

So time ago I blogged about my experiences with the Seaway CORA II rebreather which we were able to take for a test dive in the pool.
Unfortunately, nothing much has been heard from Seaway since, and persistent inquiries about the promised CE certification as well as the upgrade options mCCR and eCCR were not addressed by the company.

Another unanswered story was the promised CO2 sensor, all of which had been announced during the BOOT 2006 trade fair (Düsseldorf).

Well, it seems that their rival, Submatix, has made the cut in the meantime, as they have recently announced that their mCCR version of the SCR 100 ST is now both certified and available. And the best part: they also offer conversion kits to upgrade the SCR 100 ST to something they now call CCR 100 SMS.

Although their price point is not as low as Seaway's (JFGI ;-) they do offer a complete set of accessories, sensor systems, adapters to include existing ppO2 monitoring systems like the Aladin Oxy 2 and so on.

So now it will be interesting to see whether Seaway will at least manage to pull even this year, or even launch their promised eCCR model, which would be the next step up the ladder.