USCGC Point Hope ( WPB - 82302 ) USCGC " Point Hope " ( WPB - 82302 ) was an Point class cutter constructed at the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay , Maryland in 1960 for use as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat . Since the Coast Guard policy in 1960 was not to name cutters under in length , it was designated as " WPB - 82302 " when commissioned and acquired the name " Point Hope " in January 1964 when the Coast Guard started naming all cutters longer than . Design and construction details . " Point Hope " was built to accommodate an 8 man crew . She was powered by two VT600 Cummins diesel main drive engines and had two five - bladed propellers . The main drive engines were later replaced by VT800 Cummins engines . 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 Hope " 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 . After delivery in 1960 , " Point Hope " was assigned a homeport of Sabine Pass , Texas , where she served as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat . On 26 February 1968 she towed the disabled FV " Hope " 60 miles to Sabine Pass . On 6 October 1968 " Point Hope " towed the disabled FV " Miss Cubit " 30 miles to Galveston , Texas . On 11 March 1969 she extinguished a fire on tug " Gulf Master " and towed her to the Port of Sabine . She fought another fire on a gas drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico on 30 September 1971 . " Point Hope " rescued seven personnel from a capsized jack - up barge on 17 October 1984 . In May 1987 she transported endangered loggerhead turtle s to deep water . On 3 May 1991 " Point Hope " was transferred to the government of Costa Rica , being renamed " Colonel Alfonso Monje " ( SP 821 ) .