New London — The Coast Guard Academy has launched an investigation into a report that a white male cadet may have acted to intimidate an African-American cadet based on his race.

Captain Ron LaBrec, assistant of the academy on Friday ordered all cadets, faculty, staff and coaches to report to a superintendent's meeting about the incident at 8:15 a.m. Monday in Leamy Hall.

In a letter addressed to the CGA community and issued after 5 p.m. Friday, LaBrec wrote that academy leadership immediately referred the incident to the Coast Guard Investigative Service for a criminal investigation and that the academy also will conduct an investigation under the Coast Guard's anti-harassment, anti-hate and discrimination policies.

Details of the allegation were not available. David Santos, spokesman for the academy, could not immediately be reached for comment.