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| Press Release |
Date: August 30, 2006 |
HEALY'S COMMANDING OFFICER TEMPORARILY RELIEVED OF COMMAND | |
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COAST GUARD ISLAND, ALAMEDA, Calif. - Vice Adm. Charles D. Wurster, commander of the Coast Guard's Pacific Area, has temporarily relieved Capt. Douglas G. Russell of command of the Coast Guard cutter Healy, citing a loss of confidence in the officer's ability to command. The temporary relief follows the deaths of two crewmembers during dive operations in the Arctic Ocean approximately 500 miles north of Barrow, Alaska. The cause of the dive accident is currently under investigation. Capt. Daniel K. Oliver, formerly the enforcement branch chief within the Pacific Area response division and a previous commanding officer of the Healy, has been assigned temporary command of the cutter. Cutter Healy is scheduled to return to its homeport of Seattle on Sept. 4. | |
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