USCGC Point Steele ( WPB - 82359 ) USCGC " Point Steele " ( WPB - 82359 ) was an Point class cutter constructed at the J . M . Martinac Shipbuilding Corp . yards at Tacoma , Washington in 1967 for use as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat . The construction was the same as the earlier cutters in the class that were constructed at the Coast Guard Yard . " Point Steele " was originally named " Point Buchon " but it is unknown why the name was changed . Construction and design details . " Point Steele " 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 Steele " 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 commissioning , " Point Steele " was stationed at Rockaway , New York where she was used for law enforcement duties and search and rescue work . After late 1969 she was transferred to Oswego , New York where she was detailed to escort Communist bloc vessels through the St . Lawrence Seaway from Massena , New York to the Welland Canal . Her first priority , as with all Coast Guard vessels , was search and rescue work . The disabled yacht " Cirrus " was towed to Sodus Bay , New York by " Point Steele " on 25 August 1969 . The regular escort of communist vessels continued through 1973 ; after this date the main thrust of her work on Lake Ontario was law enforcement . In 1981 , " Point Steele " was stationed briefly at Key West , Florida before moving her homeport to Fort Myers Beach , Florida in 1982 . 1984 proved to be a busy year for " Point Steele " with her first major action of the year occurring on 5 January . The FV " Skyware " was off Cape Romano , Florida when she caught fire and " Point Steele " answered the distress call . On 19 March , the FV " El Principe del Golfo " was seized by the cutter with of marijuana on board off the coast of Florida . Another boat seizure occurred on 10 November when " Point Steele " boarded FV " Adriana Belle " and found of marijuana on board . On 3 December she seized and sank the workboat " New Jerusalem " southeast of Miami , Florida after finding hazardous health conditions on the vessel in addition to 49 illegal migrants and of marijuana . In 1985 , " Point Steele " seized FV " Crusader " with of marijuana on 28 August . After intercepting a sailboat south of Nassau , Bahamas she turned 100 Haitian migrants over to immigration authorities in September 1985 . On 14 October she seized the shrimp boat " Black and White " with of marijuana southwest of Sanibel Island . On 31 March 1987 , " Point Steele " was caught in heavy seas and sustained hull damage requiring a tow of to St . Petersburg , Florida by sister cutter . On 5 May she seized FV " My Girls " carrying of marijuana west of Cape Romano , Florida . " Point Steele " was decommissioned 9 July 1998 and transferred to Antigua and Barbuda for use by the Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force on 17 July 1998 .