Coast Guard cutter gets new captain (AP)

SEATTLE - The Coast Guard has appointed a new captain to command the cutter Healy following the deaths of two crew members during a dive in the Arctic Ocean. Capt. Douglas G. Russell was temporarily relieved of duty last month after the divers died 500 miles north of Barrow, Alaska. Rear Adm. Clifford I. Pearson made the removal permanent on Friday, citing "a loss of confidence in Russell's continued ability to command." He named Capt. Tedric R. Lindstrom, chief of response with the 13th Coast ...