USCGC Point Countess ( WPB - 82335 ) USCGC " Point Countess " ( WPB - 82335 ) was an Point class cutter constructed at the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay , Maryland in 1962 for use as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat . Since the Coast Guard policy in 1962 was not to name cutters under in length , it was designated as " WPB - 82335 " when commissioned and acquired the name " Point Countess " in January 1964 when the Coast Guard started naming all cutters longer than . Design and construction details . " Point Countess " was built to accommodate an 8 man crew . She was powered by two VT800 Cummins diesel main drive engines and had two five - bladed propellers . Water tank capacity was and fuel tank capacity was at 95 % full . After 1990 she was refit with Caterpillar diesel main drive engines . Engine exhaust was ported through the transom rather than through a conventional stack and this permitted a 360 degree view from the bridge ; a feature that was very useful in search and rescue work as well as a combat environment . The design specifications for " Point Countess " included a steel hull for durability and an aluminum superstructure and longitudinally framed construction was used to save weight . Ease of operation with a small crew size was possible because of the non - manned main drive engine spaces . Controls and alarms located on the bridge allowed one man operation of the cutter thus eliminating a live engineer watch in the engine room . Because of design , four men could operate the cutter ; however , the need for resting watchstanders brought the crew size to eight men for normal domestic service . The screws were designed for ease of replacement and could be changed without removing the cutter from the water . A clutch - in idle speed of three knots helped to conserve fuel on lengthy patrols and an eighteen knot maximum speed could get the cutter on scene quickly . Air - conditioned interior spaces were a part of the original design for the Point class cutter . Interior access to the deckhouse was through a watertight door on the starboard side aft of the deckhouse . The deckhouse contained the cabin for the officer - in - charge and the executive petty officer . The deckhouse also included a small arms locker , scuttlebutt , a small desk and head . Access to the lower deck and engine room was down a ladder . At the bottom of the ladder was the galley , mess and recreation deck . A watertight door at the front of the mess bulkhead led to the main crew quarters which was ten feet long and included six bunks that could be stowed , three bunks on each side . Forward of the bunks was the crew ' s head complete with a compact sink , shower and commode . History . " Point Countess " was stationed at Bellingham , Washington from 1962 to 1965 . In 1966 and 1967 , she was stationed at Everett , Washington . " Point Countess " was painted gray in 1967 and readied for action in Vietnam in support of Operation Market Time . At the last minute she was ordered to relieve the at Port Angeles , Washington . She was stationed at Port Angeles from 1968 to 1988 . On 8 July 1968 , she towed a disabled pleasure craft to Everett . On 1 October 1968 , she towed the disabled FV " Beatrice " 30 miles west of Port Angeles to that port . On 21 February 1969 , she towed the disabled pleasure craft " Betty J II " from 25 miles west of Port Angeles to that port . On 18 January 1986 , she helped seize MV " Eagle 1 " entering the Strait of Juan de Fuca carrying 447 lbs of cocaine , the largest cocaine seizure by the Coast Guard to that date . From 1988 until her decommissioning in 2000 , she was stationed at Nokomis , Florida . Here she continued in her law enforcement and search and rescue duties successfully . In late 1988 , she seized pleasure craft " Premolo " in the Yucatán Channel carrying 800 lbs of cocaine in a concealed compartment . Additionally , she seized 8 . 5 million dollars worth of cocaine from a sailing vessel entering Tampa Bay , 5 tons of cocaine from the Belizean - flagged vessel " Inge Frank " , and the prosecution of dozens of personal use narcotics cases each year . In addition , she interdicted over 35 wanted felons from 1997 through her decommissioning . " Point Countess " was decommissioned 25 May 2000 and transferred to the Republic of Georgia on 25 June 2000 . Republic of Georgia service . The Republic of Georgia renamed her Georgia Coast Guard Vessel " Tsotne Dadiani " ( P210 ) . During the 2008 South Ossetia war , " Tsotne Dadiani " sortied with other Coast Guard vessels from Poti , prior to Russian forces arriving . The " Tsotne Dadiani " was in the southern port of Batumi until September 2008 when Russian forces withdrew and the Georgian Coast Guard Operations Directorate returned to its base in Poti .