Saving migrants' lives at sea: Improving search and rescue operations

The present study focuses on the Mediterranean Sea migration crisis and investigates the effectiveness of search and rescue (SAR) operations alongside measures to reduce the number of deaths of migrants at sea. It also describes the stakeholders involved in SAR activities. The paper first analyzes s...

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Published in:Production and operations management 2022-04, Vol.31 (4), p.1872-1889
Main Authors: Kosmas, Vasileios, Acciaro, Michele, Besiou, Maria
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