The Cost and Challenges of Running Search and Rescue Operations in the Mediterranean Sea

In the second of three programmes, we’ll hear about the increasing running costs facing charities involved in running search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.

Inflated fuel prices, cost of living crises and political interference are all driving the costs of the operation up. So can the boats continue to operate?

Presenter: Frey Lindsay

(Photo: Search and rescue crew onboard the SOS Méditerranée rescue ship The Ocean Viking)