The Guardian and Reuters noted that doubling the size of Operation Triton would still leave the mission with fewer resources than the previous Italian-run rescue option (Operation Mare Nostrum) whose budget was more than 3 times as large, had 4 times the number of aircraft and had a wider mandate to conduct search and rescue operations across the Mediterranean Sea.
The Guardian og Reuters oplyste, at selv med en fordobling af resourcerne til Operation Triton ville missionen forsat have færre ressourcer end den tidligere italienske redningoperation (Operation Mare Nostrum), hvis budgettet var mere end tre gange så store, havde 4 gange så mange fly til sin rådighed og havde et bredere mandat til at gennemføre eftersøgnings- og redningsoperationer i hele Middelhavet.