The cost of migration: The rescue boats

Published: Sept. 19, 2023, 7:30 a.m.

In the second of three programmes, we\u2019ll 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 M\xe9diterran\xe9e rescue ship The Ocean Viking)