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Commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Montauk relieved of command

authorRohma Abbas on Oct 27, 2009

The officer in charge of the U.S. Coast Guard station in Montauk was permanently relieved of command this week after it was determined that he violated Coast Guard policy during a dangerous heavy weather training exercise, according to officials from the Coast Guard.

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