The USCG Point Glass is a former United States Coast Guard Cutter that has been re-fitted and reconditioned for the Sea Scouts BSA. Point Glass (WPB-82336) was an 82-foot Point class cutter constructed at the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland in 1962 for use as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat. Point Glass was stationed at Tacoma, Washington, from 1962 to 1970 and was use
d for law enforcement and search and rescue operations. After 1971 she was homeported at Gig Harbor, Washington. In 1990 she was transferred to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Point Glass was decommissioned on 3 April 2000 and ownership was transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for use at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary where she served as NOAA Research Vessel Point Glass until sold to Point Glass LLC in 2006. The vessel is now used to support the Sea Scout program, part of the Boy Scouts of America, in order to teach navigation and seamanship skills.
