"high point" was decommissioned in march 1975 from the us navy and transferred to the united states coast guard on 4 april 1975 and commissioned as uscgc "high point" (wmeh-1). the coast guard acquired the ship to evaluate hydrofoil characteristics for use in law enforcement, search and rescue and marine environmental protection missions. after a first round of tests in puget sound, she was transferred to san francisco. while attempting to moor at treasure island naval base, the turbine exploded. the $300,000 cost of repair was not in the coast guard budget so she was again decommissioned 5 may 1975 and returned to the navy. "high point" was stricken from the naval vessel register sometime in 1980. in 2002 she was purchased by a private owner intent on restoring the craft, but the effort did not succeed. in 2005 terence orme purchased "high point" to save it from scrap. currently docked at tongue point near astoria, oregon, volunteers are restoring the vessel as a future museum.