2026-07-15 archive

ARCHIVED · 3 LEFT · 2 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Jul 15, 12:45 AM

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1 killed, 2 missing after boat sinks in water near Alcatraz in San Francisco; rescue underway

Authorities say a person is missing and 17 others have been rescued after a fire on a pontoon boat off the coast of San Francisco

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This is a stored Optics snapshot.It preserves the source map and wording analysis from 7/15/2026, 12:45:21 AM.

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What happenedAt least one person was killed, and two others are missing, after more than a dozen people were rescued from the water as a boat sank in the San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon.
What changedThe left frames it as "1 missing and 17 rescued after a boat fire near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco". The center frames it as "One person missing after boat fire near Alcatraz, 17 others rescued".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

43WORDING GAP

5 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "1 missing and 17 rescued after a boat fire near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco". The center frames it as "One person missing after boat fire near Alcatraz, 17 others rescued".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Jul 14, 11:24 PM: KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco) joined the source map.

Jul 14, 11:56 PM: Los Angeles Times joined the source map.

Jul 15, 12:04 AM: ABC News - US joined the source map.

Jul 15, 12:13 AM: The Guardian US joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 43/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report

1 missing and 17 rescued after a boat fire near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco

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Authorities say a person is missing and 17 others have been rescued after a fire on a pontoon boat off the coast of San Francisco

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Center ·News report

1 killed, 2 missing after boat sinks in water near Alcatraz in San Francisco; rescue underway

At least one person was killed, and two others are missing, after more than a dozen people were rescued from the water as a boat sank in the San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon.

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Center-left ·News report

One person missing and 17 rescued after boat fire near San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island

Video shows ‘pontoon pleasure boat’ partially submerged about 600 yards from famous tourist attraction One person was missing and 17 people were rescued after a fire broke out on a pontoon...

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Center-left ·News report

Fire on boat carrying 19 people sparks massive rescue effort in San Francisco Bay

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Center ·News report

One person missing after boat fire near Alcatraz, 17 others rescued

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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Fire Department said crews are responding Tuesday afternoon to a passenger boat in distress, about 600-yards from Alcatraz, which has injured up to...

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