In the end of November a course of psychological training of the rescue vessels crew of State Enterprise "Marine Search and Rescue Service" of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine was officially over.

 On November 27th 2018 15th Mediterranean AIS Expert Working Group meeting took place in Venice, Italy within the framework of the Project "Maritime Safety, Security and Environmental Protection in the Black and Caspian Sea Regions".
Two representatives of State Enterprise "Marine Search and Rescue Service" of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine took part in the meeting on behalf of Ukraine.

 On November 19th at 09:01 the duty officer of the State Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) of the State Enterprise "Marine Search and Rescue Service" of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine received a distress signal from the tug "Parallel", under the flag of Ukraine, which was heading from Kherson Skadovsk.

 From August to October the rescue vessel "Sapfir" of the State Enterprise "Marine Search and Rescue Service" of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine continued the conduction of exercising voyages along SAR region of Ukraine in the Black Sea.
The crew conducted exercises for providing aid to the vessel in distress crew in different weather conditions. The testing of the radio communication system was also conducted.