2 0 0 9 ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Georgia ' s ▁remaining ▁few ▁oper ational ▁naval ▁units ▁were ▁cons olid ated ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁of ▁Georgia ▁and ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁Ministry ▁for ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁Al leg ed ▁block ade ▁of ▁Ab kh az ia ▁ ▁During ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁seized ▁three ▁commercial ▁sh ipping ▁vessels ▁that ▁were ▁attempting ▁to ▁sail ▁into ▁Ab kh az ian ▁waters . ▁Ab kh az ian ▁authorities ▁have ▁accused ▁Georgia ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁block ade ▁of ▁the ▁break - away ▁province ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁weak en ▁and ▁isol ate ▁it . ▁▁ ▁Current ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁weapon ry ▁and ▁equipment ▁ ▁Sh ips ▁and ▁vessels ▁ ▁We ap ons ▁▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Army ▁& ▁Society ▁in ▁Georgia ▁( 1 9 9 8 ). ▁S lav ic ▁& ▁East ▁European ▁Col lections ▁at ▁U C ▁Ber keley ' '. ▁Access ed ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Department ▁- ▁M IA ▁Border ▁Police ▁of ▁Georgia ▁ ▁The ▁Georg ian ▁Naval ▁Forces ▁ ▁V ess els ▁of ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Navy ▁ ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁of ▁Georgia ▁( country ) ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁units ▁and ▁form ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Category : Co ast ▁gu ards <0x0A> </s> ▁R idge wood ▁He ights , ▁( re ferred ▁to