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CG relieves CO amid relationship allegations
The captain of the seagoing buoy tender Willow has been temporarily relieved of his command after allegations that he was having “an inappropriate relationship” with a subordinate, the Coast Guard announced Tuesday.
Cmdr. Jeffrey Dow, skipper of the 225-foot Newport, R.I.-based ship, was relieved Friday by Rear Adm. Timothy Sullivan, commander of the Coast Guard’s 1st District. The Willow’s executive officer, Lt. Mark Crysler, has temporarily taken over command of the cutter.
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