NATIONAL BRIEFING / NEW YORK
Times Wire Reports
A Coast Guard officer has been relieved of command after dramatic photos surfaced on the Internet of two rescue boats training in heavy surf generated by Hurricane Bill off the eastern end of Long Island.
A Coast Guard commander said Chief Petty Officer James Weber put his boats and crews in a dangerous situation during the August storm.
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