On the 11th of May at 9:30 the duty officer of the Maritime Rescue Sub-Center in Berdiansk (MRSC Berdiansk) of the State Enterprise "Marine Search and Rescue Service" of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine received a message about a boat with two fishermen that went into the sea and doesn't get in contact.
In cooperation with relevant regional authorities the MRSC officers made an estimation of the search region and started SAR operation, search and rescue speedboat "PRK-03" of the SE "Marine Search and Rescue Service" arrived on scene and started operation.

 On the 16th of May experts of the State Enterprise "Marine Search and Rescue Service" as the part of the Ukrainian delegation take part in the 99th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

 One of the stages of the Ukrainian Windsurfing Cup was held in the Berdiansk Bay waters.
Sportsmen from different regions of our country participated in the competitions.
The programme started on April 30 in Berdiansk.

 In the period of April 25 – 26, 2018 a two-day training was held in the building of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine. The training was organized for an appropriate preparation of Ukraine to the Audit of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
During this training a level of preparation of concerned authorities, enterprises, institutions and organizations was considered in details, namely concerning such issues as: