New Mackinaw Commander Temporarily Relieved
Rear Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr., Commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, has temporarily relieved Captain Donald Triner of command of the Coast Guard Cutter (new) MACKINAW.
The temporary relief is in reaction to the December 12 collision of new MACKINAW with the south break wall at Grand Haven, Michigan. An investigation is currently underway to determine the facts surrounding the incident. Damage to the ship consists of an approximately eight-foot by three-foot dent in the starboard bow of the ship, and a segment of the break wall may require repairs. Estimated cost of repairs to ship are not available at this time but some have estimated repairs to the break wall could be more than $100,000.
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