▁Georg ian ▁Navy ▁remained , ▁in ▁many ▁ways , ▁the ▁most ▁inferior ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁without ▁any ▁clear ▁oper ational ▁doctrine ▁and ▁lack ing ▁resources ▁necessary ▁to ▁maintain ▁se aw orth y ▁ships ▁or ▁conduct ▁training ▁miss ions . ▁ ▁Following ▁Georgia ' s ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁conflict ▁with ▁Russia , ▁in ▁which ▁Georgia ▁had ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁naval ▁forces ▁destroyed , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁merge ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Navy ▁with ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁Georg ian ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁▁ ▁In ▁contrast , ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Coast ▁Guard , ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Border ▁Police ▁and ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Ministry , ▁has ▁developed ▁rapidly ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁effective ▁forces ▁in ▁Georgia ▁today . ▁The ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁naval ▁division ▁was ▁established ▁within ▁the ▁State ▁Border ▁Def ense ▁State ▁Department ▁of ▁Georgia ▁( direct ly ▁under ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁President ). ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁naval ▁divisions ▁were ▁founded ▁in ▁Pot i ▁and ▁Bat umi . ▁The ▁command ▁structure ▁made ▁these ▁units ▁a ▁military ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁Border ▁Guard , ▁adj unct ▁but ▁without ▁clear ▁mar itime ▁experience . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Naval ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Border ▁Def ense ▁State ▁Department ▁of ▁Georgia ▁started ▁pat rolling ▁of ▁the ▁mar itime ▁state ▁border ▁of