Multimedia


Operation Triton

2017-04-13

This short animation explains how the Frontex coordinated Operation Triton works. It provides information on the number of vessels, aircraft and helicopters deployed, the operational area as well as the number of countries which take part in it. The video clarifies the responsibility of the individual European countries both over border control and Search and Rescue. It also tells what happens from the moment a boat with migrants is detected, through the disembarkation in Italy, identification and asylum procedures.