USCGC Point Evans (WPB-82354) was United States Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...

 82 feet (25 m) Point class

USCG Point class cutter

The United States Coast Guard Point Class Cutters were a class of 82-foot patrol vessels designed to replace the aging 83-foot wooden hull patrol boat being used at the time. The design utilized a mild steel hull and an aluminum superstructure...

 patrol boat.

The Point Evans was homeported at Long Beach, California

Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...

 from 1967 to 1992. She was used for law enforcement and search and rescue operations. On 21 February 1970, she helped fight a fire at Rincon, California

Rincon, California

Rincon is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California. Its elevation is 1030 feet above sea level. Its coordinates are 33 degrees north, 117 degrees west, and its ZIP code is 92061....

. On 2 August 1973, she fought a fire on FV Heimark 5 miles offshore from Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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. From 1992 to 1999 she was homeported in Kauai, Hawaii replacing which was damaged by Hurricane Iniki

Hurricane Iniki

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. In 1995, she ran aground near Molikini Crater and sustained some hull and propeller damage.

The Point Evans appeared in the 1987 film Overboard with Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn

Goldie Jeanne Hawn is an American actress, film director, producer, and occasional singer. Hawn is known for her roles in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Private Benjamin, Foul Play, Overboard, Bird on a Wire, Death Becomes Her, The First Wives Club, and Cactus Flower, for which she won the 1969...

. She also appeared in the TV series Baywatch Hawaii as well as in the Columbo series, season 7.5 "The Conspirators"

After decommissioning, she was transferred to the Philippine Navy

Philippine Navy

The Philippine Navy is the naval arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines . Its official name in Filipino is Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas, literally, "Sea Force of the Philippines"....

 in 2001. In 2009, she was given the stated mission of protecting tourists. After transfer to the Philippine Navy, the Coast Guard replaced her with , an 87 foot Marine Protector class coastal patrol boat.