eli , ▁which ▁was ▁alleg edly ▁s unk ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Ab kh az ia , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁P ▁ 2 0 3 . ▁Georgia ' s ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁and ▁Navy ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁small , ▁rig id - h ul led ▁infl atable ▁boats ▁which ▁were ▁ha u led ▁off ▁by ▁Russian ▁forces ▁as ▁war ▁tro ph ies . ▁These ▁h ull s ▁had ▁served ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁miss ions ▁and ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Special ▁Forces . ▁ ▁The ▁loss ▁of ▁assets ▁was ▁likely ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁the ▁Navy ▁was ▁dis band ed , ▁and ▁merged , ▁into ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Coast ▁Guard . ▁▁ ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁vessels ▁▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁conflict ▁with ▁Russia , ▁it ▁appears ▁that ▁Georgia ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁rec ap ital ize ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁its ▁fleet . ▁The ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁cut ter ▁Ay ety ▁( former ▁German ▁mines we eper ▁M inden ) ▁and ▁naval ▁ship ▁T sk alt ub o , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁sc utt led ▁in ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Pot i , ▁were ▁both ▁raised . ▁Jud ging ▁by ▁recent ▁photograph s , ▁it ▁appears ▁that ▁Ay ety ▁has ▁been ▁returned ▁to ▁active ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁platform ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁in ▁Pot i . ▁T sk alt ub o , ▁however , ▁suffered ▁much ▁more ▁extensive ▁damage ▁than ▁Ay ety , ▁and ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁active ▁service ▁remains ▁question able . ▁She ▁is ▁currently ▁in ▁dry