ro - s az gh va o ▁dz ale bi ) ▁was ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Def ense ▁Ministry ▁armed ▁forces ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁and ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁for ▁In ternal ▁Affairs . ▁Before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁war , ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Navy ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁vessels ▁and ▁ 5 3 1 ▁personnel ▁of ▁which ▁ 1 8 1 ▁were ▁officers , ▁ 2 0 0 ▁N CO s , ▁ 1 1 4 ▁cons cript s ▁and ▁ 3 6 ▁civ ili ans . ▁ ▁The ▁headquarters ▁and ▁a ▁principal ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁base ▁are ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁port ▁of ▁Pot i . ▁A ▁second ▁smaller ▁base ▁is ▁in ▁Bat umi , ▁Ad j aria . ▁Besides ▁the ▁Pot i - based ▁force , ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁also ▁includes ▁a ▁special ▁counter - ter ror ist ▁Det achment . ▁Mar itime ▁surve ill ance ▁rad ar ▁stations ▁are ▁maintained ▁at ▁An ak lia , ▁Pot i , ▁Su ps a , ▁Ch ak vi , ▁and ▁Gon io , ▁providing ▁coverage ▁of ▁all ▁territorial ▁se as . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁is ▁Captain ▁ 2 nd ▁Rank ▁L asha ▁K har abad ze . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Despite ▁Georgia ' s ▁location ▁at ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁coast ▁and ▁historical ▁association ▁with ▁mar itime ▁commerce ,