▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁M IA ▁State ▁Border ▁Def ense ▁Department ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁law - en for cement ▁ag ency ▁– ▁the ▁Border ▁Police ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁Re levant ▁changes ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁as ▁well ; ▁it ▁now ▁had ▁ ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁a ▁department . ▁The ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁became ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Border ▁Police ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁< no include > ▁ ▁Georg ian ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁vessels ▁The ▁Georg ian ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁fleet ▁consisted ▁of : ▁ ▁Pot i ▁ ▁A eti ▁( ა ე ტ ი ), ▁formerly ▁the ▁German ▁mines we eper ▁M inden ▁( M - 1 0 8 5 ). ▁Was ▁in ▁maintenance ▁status ▁when ▁war ▁with ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁began ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁V essel ▁was ▁sc utt led ▁by ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁forces ▁at ▁the ▁dock ▁in ▁Pot i . ▁Sub sequently ▁ref lo ated ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Return ed ▁to ▁active ▁duty ▁as ▁an ▁at - the - d ock ▁training ▁platform . ▁ ▁Giorg i ▁Tor eli ▁was ▁a ▁Soviet ▁T ury a ▁class ▁tor ped o ▁boat ▁( Project ▁ 2 0 6 M ) ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁modified ▁in ▁private ▁service ▁in ▁Ukraine ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁before ▁being ▁given ▁to ▁Georgia , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Ts ot ne ▁D ad iani ▁( ex - ). ▁