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Lives saved in EU Mediterranean operations (2015-2023)

615 087 lives saved and 26 623 fatalities have been registered in the Mediterranean and Western African routes since 2015. Data up to April 2023.

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Four EU operations are patrolling the Mediterranean to secure EU borders, target migrant smugglers and rescue migrants at risk.

  • Operation Indalo: 108 016 rescued
  • Operation Themis (including figures from former Operation Triton): 373 945 rescued
  • Operation Poseidon: 133 126 rescued
  • Operation Sophia: 44 916 rescued

Starting date of each operation:

  • Operation Sophia: 01/06/2015
  • Operation Poseidon: 01/01/2016
  • Operation Indalo: 03/05/2017
  • Operation Themis: 01/02/2018

Source: Frontex and IOM

*Operation Themis includes figures from the former Operation Triton since 1 February 2016.

**Operation Sophia was terminated as of 31 March 2020. During its operation 44 916 persons were rescued.

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