(a) The Coast Guard’s responsibility to investigate marine casualties is not eliminated nor diminished by the regulations in this part.

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(b) In those instances where the Board conducts an investigation in which the Coast Guard also has responsibility under R.S. 4450 (46 U.S.C. § 239), the proceedings are conducted independently, but so as to avoid duplication as much as possible.